More than 60 paddlers spent Sunday April 19 on the Rivanna as a part of the Second Annual Rivanna River Sojourn. RCS, Blue Ridge Mountain Sports and the County of Fluvanna joined together to host the event. The Sojourners met at the Heritage Trail Park where the safety briefing took place. Then with the canoes and kayaks loaded on the trailers the group board the Fluvanna County Bus heading for Milton/Shadwell. There the group was greeted by the UVA Sailing Club. What a wonderful gift to have these UVA students haul the boats and gear down to the River. The Sojourners paddled more than 10 miles to Crofton where they joined with the Mini Sojourners for lunch before heading down river to the DGIF boat launch in Palmyra. After a short walk back to the Heritage Trail Park, the Sojourners had a party, with dinner, music and prizes. Ethan Bradley won a prize for the most trash collected, follow by John Grubb and Chris Yates, who also collected a lot of trash.
Kudos to the Oakland School and STARS kids for their strong showing on the river and for the fun they shared with all of us.
