


Later, we learn the canoe crew became exhausted in the face of high winds and higher waves. From the distance comes another rib, prow up like a speedboat.ĭifficult to be sure, even using a telescope, but the impression is of the occupants of the canoe transferring to one rib while a crew member from another gets into the canoe and paddles energetically for the Rogerstown estuary. Unclear, at first, which is in trouble, although it stands to reason that the bigger boat is the rescuer and the small craft is the rescued. Which, as it turns out, is exactly what it’s doing.
