Surprise from the North

What could possibly have arrived in this gunnysack from the arctic?

Something that requires inflating...
(Note ridiculously excited expression on Robb's face.)

Ahoy, Mateys!

Dad made the mistake some time ago of mentioning that he knew a guide who had some old river rafts he wanted to get rid of. Well, Robb got the notion that he would like one and has been pestering dad to find out about getting one ever since. I think it has actually been a year or so.

The last few times we asked about it, dad led us to believe that the guy would be gone for the rest of the year, and that he would check on it next spring. So when a giant gunnysack showed up on our doorstep today, we were pretty blown away.

Thanks guys, we can't wait to get this in the water.