Enjoyed our first ever swim in Hammond River!!!  Wowsey, wowsey, wowsey!  What a river.  The water is crystal clear, we could count every pebble on the bottom.  Nice and warm too, Nicholas jumped right in.  We are used to swimming in salt water and Mama couldn’t believe how fluffy out coats were when we dried off after our swim.  I had never swam anywhere with a current and I was quite surprised when I wadded right in and started swimming up river.  “Hey, what’s going on?  I’m a strong swimmer but I don’t seem to be getting very far!”  I quickly headed at a diagonal towards the shore before jumping in again.  Nicholas had no problem going straight across the river.  He’s one strong little tyke!  The water is low being August but still deep enough for us to swim.  Mama came in up to her knees but didn’t want to get her shorts wet. hahaha.  I don’t have to worry about that.  Hope we get to go back there sometime soon.  Mama and Papa were reminiscing about a lovely old covered bridge that was here, now replaced with a new steel contraception.  I never saw it but know what they are talking about because I’ve driven over the Smithtown covered bridge.  They sure add a lot to the beauty and history of our province.  Hope they don’t tear any more down.