[Journal entry for Sunday, July 5, 2015; Little Birch Island, Casco Bay, Maine] In the afternoon, Chris Estes joins us for a paddle. We launch Duck and Hraun from the Colony Beach. With Chris in Hraun and Dallas and me in Duck, we paddle across Potts Harbor Little Birch Island. Our progress is slowed by our having to paddle against the flood. We sight several different kinds of ducks and gulls. We land on the beach at the north end of the island and spend a few minutes enjoying the sun on the beach. I poke around and discover a small freshwater pond in the interior, inhabited by Canada Geese. We paddle more-or-less straight back, with the tail flood now working to our advantage. 2:00.