Friday Lucy and I drove out to Sundawg Ranch in Salcha to pick up our three new laying hens. Lucy was able to check out the sheep, lambs, goats, tom turkeys, and many sled dogs while we were there. As you can see, the gals are getting to know one another.
Lucy helped Dada inflate our raft the other day so that we could try it out for the first time on the Chena river dowtown. She was quite tickled by the process and Matt appreciated the help.
We headed to the First street boat launch on Saturday, played on the swings and grass for a bit and then launched our raft onto the river for a peaceful sunny afternoon.
Lucy tolerated her life preserver for the first 20 minutes of the trip, then decided she need to nurse - this is not possible with a life jacket protruding from your chest! We decided it would be OK in the practically still water for her to go without it as we were in a very stable raft. She ended up nursing off and on the whole trip.
The hat stayed on, amazingly, even after a lot of tugging.
There were lots of ducks in the water and shore birds to check out. Lucy looked around and smiled the entire time.
We took out at Pike's Landing, about 5 miles down river. It was an easy float!
Captain Lucy looks forward to our next river adventure. It will be soon, we hope.
She looks so happy in the raft!
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