It is a 3 hour drive to the desert followed by camping in a mosquito's nest, and all that camping entails and then waking up to canoe 20 miles camp another night and do it again...all to end in hot, middle-of-nowhere Martinez Lake and drive 4 hours home.
There are no showers. No cell reception. No electricity. And no quitting.
it's really quite awesome. and every single year surprises me. I never actually have the advantage of experience because it is always new!
I get to see the kids overcome and hang out with them with less distractions. I get to be surrounded by God's beautiful creation. I get a tan. But mostly I learn something new about myself every year.
Lessons learned in a canoe..
YEAR ONE:
-you can do anything you put your mind to.
- i am motivated by ice cream
-singing really does make everything fun and better
YEAR TWO:
-the definition of fellowship
-humility -the importance of cooking
- quitting is not an option
-God wants to use me!
YEAR THREE:
- everything is easier when you like the person you're with.
- I am such a chick.
- mosquitos will probably be used in hell as torture devices
- always look both ways for rattlesnakes when hiking
YEAR FOUR:
- i need to give in and by a REAL sleeping bag.
- mosquitos can't fly in crazy wind, nor can I paddle or sleep for that matter.
- good food is worth carrying..
- a good friend is worth more than good food or good weather or good looks.
- yoga does me good!
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