Swimming in Tunkhannock

Just below the Cottage we have a half-acre pond. Unfortunately, it is only about 1/3 full due to leaks in the dam two years in a row. However, the leaks now seem to be fixed and the pond was full to the brim this spring. Even at 1/3 level, it's about 8' deep and wonderfully refreshing when it is hot and humid out. The Cottage has one shower and one bath tub and so we use the pond to clean up and get rid of the sweat (often several times a day). Oriana and Calder (with Andrew's assistance) searched for and caught frogs. Darwin pointed towards his frisbee which was in the water in the above photo. Bob had developed an 18-hole disc golf course which used the pond as a water hazard on three holes (and has lost three discs in the drink).

One afternoon during the Barn Raising we went over to Stoney Brook, where all Robinsons have swum for generations. However, Markus discovered a much better place to swim about 100' down stream from Stoney Brook. It consists of a wonderful 8' deep pool (on the left in the above photos) and carved chutes through the rocks that you can float down and one deep pool in the rocks. Andrew and Calder proceeded to build dams and divert water so that the flow was increased over the lip (Calder is trying it out in the above photo). The stream is surrounded by flat rocks on which to sun bathe and we were alone on a Friday afternoon. Heaven!