Since I'm heading north toward Maine today on a white water rafting trip down the Penobscot River, I figured I'd post my white water rafting patch. If I had written my collection development policy to collect a patch each time I visited the same place, I'd have probably 8 of these patches. The Nantahala River is a class 4 river in North Carolina that I've rafted several times with my family - a few times in the large raft and a couple times in a single person duckie.
The most memorable time that I rafted this river was when we took my then 68-70 year old grandparents. By the end of the trip, my grandmother (mamaw in Mississippi speak) had been lying down on the floor of the raft the entire time, and my grandfather (papaw) had thought that the goal had been to paddle away from the rapids! Needless to say, it was a pretty anxiety-filled trip down the river for me, but I'll never forget it!
I've got my fingers crossed that the folks at the Penobscot River rafting have a patch...
The next time you tell this story I want it to include that your "favorite cousin in the world was also with you which made the trip even more fun!"
Posted by: Julie | 08/24/2012 at 09:32 AM
Great patch, great colors, good stitching. The stitching is only "good" because a fair amount of the canvas backing or base is exposed. It helps that I love NOC and the "Land of the Noonday Sun"--whatever that means. It sounds cool. I love that area where NOC is located around Bryson City, North Carolina. Anyway, I'm giving the patch an 8 of 10. I considered a 7, but I'm partial to the place.
Posted by: Tony Davis | 08/26/2012 at 11:25 PM