The mad kayaker

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Tuesday, we took our first live water samples from the Charles. We went out to what used to be magazine beach and met Roger Frymeir, aka, the mad kayaker. This man is known throughout the river community as the most active volunteer enforcement personel. He was even involved with a lawsuit about an illicit connection dumping into the river againt the town of Newton.

He took us to five locations, including magazine beach, the esplanade and other locations that are possible beach locations for when the river is swimmable.

During the whole day we handed out surveys to people about the Charles. It asked questions about their personal experimce with the river. If they have been in it? Should it be cleaned? Do they boat? Questions like that.

Let me tell you. People do like surveys. We got 12 people to fill it out but that was out of asking probably 100 people.

On our last night in here in America and I haden't even started packing. The way I see things going, I'm taking basically clothes that are clean and I would want to wear anyway so I will revaluate my clothes situation tomorrow during the day.