May 7 - Walden Pond at 5PM, Comella's restaurant at 7:30

[Dan Foster]

Join us for the season opener of NSPN's "Walden-area Tuesdays". Starting on May 7th, and continuing throughout the summer, we'll get together in the Concord, MA area to paddle, practice, and socialize. For the months of May and June, we'll be alternating each week between Walden Pond sessions and nearby river paddles. Once the water temps warm up, we'll be spending most of our summer at Walden Pond.

For the "season opener", we'll have a pond session at Walden Pond from 5PM-7:30 for anyone who can get there, and then we'll meet up with the rest of the gang at Comella's restaurant at 33 Main St in Concord center for casual Italian food and socializing, and to make plans for the rest of the season. Even if you can't get out of work in time to paddle with us at 5, please join us for dinner!

We will launch from the boat launch area at Walden Pond (approximately 915 Walden St, Concord, MA) at 5PM, and be wrapped up in time to get to Comella's ( 33 Main St, Concord, MA) by 7:30. Hope to see you all there!

 

Here's some boilerplate that will apply to all of our Tuesday sessions:

All sessions are open to any NSPN member in any watercraft. New members are especially welcome. PFDs and signed NSPN waivers are required. If you want to get on the water before the group launch at 5PM, let us know, bring a signed waiver, and leave it on your windshield for the rest of the group to sign when arriving. For Walden, we'll meet you at our usual spot at 5. For river trips, paddle back at the launch spot so we can all launch together at 5. If you are arriving late, you can arrange to meet us on the river at a mutually-agreeable time and place. You can skip the paddle and just join us for dinner, too! May-June trips will likely be cancelled if the weather is lousy or if less than three people RSVP.

 

For anyone who hasn't been to Walden Pond before with the group, here's some detailed information that Bill Voss put together for last year's sessions, with addresses, parking fees, and a map of our usual practice area:

https://www.nspn.org/forum/calendar/event/1201-walden-wednesday-plan-b-white-pond/

 

You can RSVP on the calendar post, or RSVP in a reply here so we'll know whether to expect you at the boat launch, at the restaurant, or both.

 

[prudenceb]

I,m gonna try for Comellas bc can't paddle yet.

[kate]

I'm still planning on being there for the pond portion but not restaurant.

Kate

[Ken]

The weather looks only so-so for tomorrow.  I still planning on putting my boat on my car tonight so I'll have it after work tomorrow.  If there's a cancellation, will someone send a message out?

 

-Ken

 

[prudenceb]

Can't make Comella's tmrw, but hope to be on water soon!

[Dan Foster]

We currently have Ken, Nancy, Dan, and Kate interested in paddling tomorrow. NWS shows a possibility for showers and scattered thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. Some forecasts are showing showers at 2-4PM, others 7PM.

If the weather still looks iffy for the afternoon at 7AM tomorrow, or if any of the four of us are leaning toward bailing, we'll cancel and try again in two weeks at Walden.

[Nancy Hill]

I will not be able to make it, after all. ? I had a cortisone shot in my shoulder today and can't paddle (use my shoulder) for the next 5 days. I will be out of town the following week. I'll get there eventually. 

 

[Dan Foster]

Walden is officially cancelled for May 7th. We'll skip next week (I have a conflict as well) and try again with the same schedule (Walden at 5, Comella's at 7:30) on May 21st.

We usually don't start the season until June, so any paddles we get a crowd together for in May are bonus paddles in my book. Hope to see you all on the water later this month.

[kate]

Wise weather decision anyway. See you in 2 weeks.

[BethS]

I'll plan on 2 weeks from now!

Beth