We've officially kayaked two days now, and man has it been an advenure. Our time in Minneapolis ended well. We spent the last two nights with Joel and Amy Swanson. They were very kind people who opened their home to us and provided wonderful food.
On Monday morning we set off from Hidden Falls and began this journey, which we began to realize was not going to be a walk in the park. Basically, for the first ten miles Ethan and I were terrible at kayaking, and Justin was blowing us out of the water. Justin gave us pointers, but it came down to us getting the hang of things. After about two hours, Ethan and I were a lot more comfortable, but unfortunately the winds began to pick up and they were not in our favor. The water began to get really choppy and we were struggling to get through every mile. At one point, Ethan and Justin stopped to clean some water out of the kayak and they began to float backwards about 20 yards, it was getting bad.
We finished about 23 miles the first day, and at the end we were blessed with an amazing camp. There are a lot of islands on the river, and this one happened to have sand. It was sunny and beautiful, the wind died down, and we got plenty of rest.
Today was completely opposite. Ethan and I knew what we were doing, but Justin was still a little faster than us. The winds were almost unnoticeable and we were able to cover 33 miles to reach our destination of Red Wing, Minnesota. We went through two locks today, which wasn't as difficult as one would expect. They were very straight forward and the people there were really nice, so today was just fine. Of course we are sore, but we are staying with a wonderful couple, Jamie and Emily Staple, who have provided us with good food and a place to rest. We will be spending the next three days kayaking to Winona, MN and will be camping out until then.
Thank you for your prayers and we will put up pictures next post, we forgot to bring the camera cord from the kayaks. Sorry!
Love,
Tim, Ethan, and Justin
On Monday morning we set off from Hidden Falls and began this journey, which we began to realize was not going to be a walk in the park. Basically, for the first ten miles Ethan and I were terrible at kayaking, and Justin was blowing us out of the water. Justin gave us pointers, but it came down to us getting the hang of things. After about two hours, Ethan and I were a lot more comfortable, but unfortunately the winds began to pick up and they were not in our favor. The water began to get really choppy and we were struggling to get through every mile. At one point, Ethan and Justin stopped to clean some water out of the kayak and they began to float backwards about 20 yards, it was getting bad.
We finished about 23 miles the first day, and at the end we were blessed with an amazing camp. There are a lot of islands on the river, and this one happened to have sand. It was sunny and beautiful, the wind died down, and we got plenty of rest.
Today was completely opposite. Ethan and I knew what we were doing, but Justin was still a little faster than us. The winds were almost unnoticeable and we were able to cover 33 miles to reach our destination of Red Wing, Minnesota. We went through two locks today, which wasn't as difficult as one would expect. They were very straight forward and the people there were really nice, so today was just fine. Of course we are sore, but we are staying with a wonderful couple, Jamie and Emily Staple, who have provided us with good food and a place to rest. We will be spending the next three days kayaking to Winona, MN and will be camping out until then.
Thank you for your prayers and we will put up pictures next post, we forgot to bring the camera cord from the kayaks. Sorry!
Love,
Tim, Ethan, and Justin
7 comments:
Hey guys, glad to hear you're doing well and that you all seem to have the hang of canoing now :) Keep it up, we're all praying for ya!
in His name,
Stephen
thanks for posting!!!! we love you guys!
- the bookstore
ps ethan- carly doesnt have your number
Praying for you guys! I'm checking in daily and sharing the fun with the Student Mob team here at the office. We are FOR YOU and support what you are doing! Thanks for the updates, I'm praying you experience God is amazing new ways through your journey... connecting with Christ in weaknesses, challenges, and ultimately in your triumph!
Amazing!! Keep it up guys. I'm praying for you.
Hey Guys! Sending some love and support from all of us here in New Delhi!
Glad to hear you are getting the hang of it :)
I am interested to hear about your time at churches as they come.
Prabu apko ashish day!
(God bless in Hindi :))
Justine
This is AWESOME! We are praying for you here at IJM HQ, and tracking your journey - what an amazing idea.
Guys, awesome to hear how you are doing and can't wait to talk to you. You guys are missed but we're 100% behind you and praying for you daily.
P.S. Justin looks like he forgot to lather up
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