Day 7 (6/24/09)Remember this is supposed to be “The Onion River Exploration Project”. Well, we finally made it back to the Onion. It is still a very steamy day. On the news I heard that the last time it was this warm was July, 2007. Even on the water it was a little warm but once we made our way up the river we spent some time in the water. This leg of the project took us to the Hingham Flowage. The first thing we noticed about the Hingham flowage was that it is much more developed. Unlike Waldo, where there were no houses, Hingham’s entire east side is developed and, considering the size and quality of the lake, we were surprised at the number of huge expensive estates. We immediately knew that we were not going to like Hingham as much as Waldo. Once we started up the river things instantly got better. The houses disappeared and except for a Coors’s cardboard case hung up in a windfall there was little sign of civilization. Once again I was amazed by how something so remote and beautiful can be hidden right under our noses. Eileen even confessed that when I started planning to explore the Onion she thought I had lost the last few marbles I had left. After doing Waldo and Hingham I think she is as addicted as I am. Eileen stated it best, when on our way back down the river, she said, “Well back to reality”, and around the next cor
ner there was a huge monstrosity
of a house.
Day 7 (6/24/09)Remember this is supposed to be “The Onion River Exploration Project”. Well, we finally made it back to the Onion. It is still a very steamy day. On the news I heard that the last time it was this warm was July, 2007. Even on the water it was a little warm but once we made our way up the river we spent some time in the water. This leg of the project took us to the Hingham Flowage. The first thing we noticed about the Hingham flowage was that it is much more developed. Unlike Waldo, where there were no houses, Hingham’s entire east side is developed and, considering the size and quality of the lake, we were surprised at the number of huge expensive estates. We immediately knew that we were not going to like Hingham as much as Waldo. Once we started up the river things instantly got better. The houses disappeared and except for a Coors’s cardboard case hung up in a windfall there was little sign of civilization. Once again I was amazed by how something so remote and beautiful can be hidden right under our noses. Eileen even confessed that when I started planning to explore the Onion she thought I had lost the last few marbles I had left. After doing Waldo and Hingham I think she is as addicted as I am. Eileen stated it best, when on our way back down the river, she said, “Well back to reality”, and around the next cor
ner there was a huge monstrosity
of a house. 
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