Singin' the Praises of Plastic!

[note: this post written on Sunday, May 8th, but I accidentally clicked "draft" instead of "publish"]

Specifically, I'm really impressed with the plastic kayaks we took up into the gorges yesterday. They seem almost indestructible, considering the amazing battering they took--being dragged up through a lot of rocky rapids yesterday and crashing into rocks on the way down today. The design of the kayaks was also fantastic--virtually untippable (although we did nearly sink, and it performed impressively there too: it did not sink even when almost full of water). The plastic paddles also stood up well to our inexperienced pushing and shoving off rocks.

We did not take our camera, but W & P brought theirs and have promised a rendez-vous between our computer and their camera. However, they'll be gone all of this week, so no pictures till after that.

About that country music festival...
Not quite "alt country" enough for us, but there were some enjoyable acts. We like the Red Hot Poker Dots (Lil O'Dette actually climbs up on her bass while playing it, as featured in all the pictures on their website), the Toe-Sucking Cowgirls, and the Sensitive New-Age Cowpersons. No pictures of that either, but Justin did take some photos of the Beaut Ute section of the Cavalcade Street Parade. I haven't looked through them yet, but I'll try to post one soon.

My first three days of work, by the way, were good.