Steven's Scribbles

Friday, July 20, 2007

What would happen if an ADF intern gets arrested?


So our SLU staff decided to wrap the first week of the conference by taking a kayaking trip on the Potomac River through the heart of the capital. My SLU partner, Gavin, and I had our own kayak decided we would push ahead of the pack and be trailblazers. What started as a sunny afternoon on the water took a turn when we found that the Arlington Memorial Bridge has concrete platforms that jut out at the base in the water that are about 10-12 feet high above the water. We decided to tie up our kayak and climb this platform to dive off into the river. This was all great until a D.C. Police boat sped by, turned around and headed our way. Of course when he came up to us, I was in the middle of climbing up this thing and had nowhere to go. By the time he got to the bridge where we were there were four police boats, two fire and rescue boats and a police helicopter overhead. Apparrrrrrrently, swimming in the Potomac's been illegal for decades. They figured someone was hurt (or maybe that we were planting a bomb, who knows). I had to go on the boat to answer a few questions but they let us go without a fine or arresting us. But, I guess it's good to know that our security on the water in the capital is pretty great. And I have video of our adventure....

Less intense times came on Sunday when a group of us from Ole Miss ventured over to the beach in Ocean City for the day. We found a Sonic in Delaware that was the first Sonic I've seen in two months. Not that Sonic is great or anything, but their Cookie Dough Blasts are pretty special. At the beach we got some floaties and rode the waves and we made a pretty amazing sand spaceship captained by Raphael the Ninja Turtle and manned by a desert gecko. Just a small retreat from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Ocean City beach

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