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Hola , Menuda Aventura , El Paseo En Barca Me A Recordado Una Película De Los Años 80 , ( En España Se Título Los Albóndigas En Remojo 1984 Usa Robert Butler ) , Y Las Carreras De Los Coches Locos De Red Bull. Un Saludo.

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Gracias! Un saludo también

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What a fabulous tale, beautifully told. Thank you.

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Love what you are doing -- the water literally and metaphorically layers the piece: Restacked as well.

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Thank you, Mary, you are so kind!

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I have visions of Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfus kicking toward the shore. Great story, Jeffrey. I've always wanted to go whitewater rafting...but then I remember I get seasick. And to be both seasick *and* terrified...it may not be quite right for me. Glad you both survived. xo

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Thanks Sandra! To be honest, there wasn't a lot of white water on the river. I don't think we'd have survived if there had been. I've been whitewater rafting just once, in Mexico, and I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected.

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Was tequila involved? 😉 xo

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Possibly. 😇

I'll probably be posting about the art of conducting tequila-powered business lunches in Mexico at some stage...

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Let me know when.🍹(And how is there not a margarita emoji?!) xo

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Thank you, April! I really appreciate your being here and your kind words.

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That was a wonderful story! Thank you!

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Thank you, Brenda!

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Dec 2, 2023Liked by Jeffrey Streeter

A lovely tale of derring-do with a backdrop of the Devon countryside. Nicely done. I love Exmouth in the winter - all that empty seafront...

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Thank you June!

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What a lovely memory beautifully told with the eternal optimism of an 18 year old! I shall remember the idea of 'clinging to the wreckage'. John Mortimer's books are on my huge list of books I will read one day.

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Thank you, Kate! I enjoyed his 'Clinging to the Wreckage', which reminded me a little of Antony Powell's epic 'Dance to the Music of Time'. As for Rumpole, the TV version was great. I haven't read the books.

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I have read a couple of Rumpole books but not seen the TV programmes. The books are idiosyncratic, as you would imagine.

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Leo McKern is brilliant as Rumpole

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I'll have to watch it.

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What a fantastic story, well-told. Love the metaphor and I look forward to more. Oh the wreckages we cling to for better or worse.

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Thank you, Emily and yes, for better or for worse!

I think Mortimer's could seem a negative one, about breakage and drift, but it could also be about survival and growth, which is how prefer to see it.

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Jeffrey! I am so excited about this upcoming river series. This story is visceral and absorbing. It brings me back to my own river adventures, as well as watching my oldest brother build a raft and set out to sea to paddle around the point in the north of Maine, only to be pulled out to deeper water by the current and saved by a lobsterman. There's little better to me than a story of kids and rafts and adventure. Thank you for this!

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Dec 2, 2023Liked by Jeffrey Streeter

"...and lived to tell the tale" is a most worthy position to find oneself in. Well done!

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Bravo! I'm glad you survived. And wonderful references to others' works. Thank you.

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Thank you, Sue!

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Beautiful. I also love the abstract theme of "struggling on rivers."

Here in Basel, people through their clothes in a 'fish' (wickelfisch) and float down the fast stream, attempting to avoid the bridges and large boats and get out before crossing the border. It's that defiance of the stress of it all that makes it fun I guess. :) I think you might like it.

https://www.basel.com/en/activities-excursions/swimming-rhine/wickelfisch

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It sounds great! Thank you for sharing and your thoughtful readership.

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*throw 🙄 on my phone :)

And yours!

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😊

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“Except for our pride, we were unharmed.” — gold!

This was a fun read :)

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Thank you for joining us in the chilly waters of the Exe, Michael. And for your kind words.

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