Today was to be the last day of the Summer Bible School. In the morning, Calvin, Nathan, and I went all over the city with Don Francis. First we dropped off the Guerrero’s daughter, Claudia, at the University where she was taking entrance exams. Don Francis intended to print the certificates of completion that [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 22, 2008
Day Four (Thursday July 31, 2008)
Our morning routine with the Guerreros was much the same for the rest of the week. Today, at the church, we finished moving the rubble and then spent most of the morning moving sand (for cement) from the street to the second level. We did this by handing the full buckets from person to person [...]
August 19, 2008
Day Three (Wednesday July 30, 2008)
For Calvin, Nathan, and I, our first morning in Santo Domingo began early. The family we were staying with, the Guerrero family, owns a small restaurant in the middle of Santo Domingo. Doña Nelly oversees the operations at the restaurant. Every morning, she and DonFrancis go to a nearby market, where they buy fresh [...]
August 16, 2008
Homeward Bound
2008 Boundary Waters Canoe Trip
Day 8 – Saturday
Return to Akron/ Unload Vehicle and Sleep
Coming home is probably the happiest and saddest part of the trip. I am always glad to be coming back home but sad to leave the beauty and serenity of the “land of the sky blue water.” If we make good time, [...]
August 15, 2008
Back to Civilization
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Day 7 – Friday
Break Second Campsite/ Return to Civilization
Today is our last day on the trail. We will complete the last few miles back to the Way of the Wilderness in time for a well appreciated hot lunch at the trails end restaurant! We will pack up our gear and [...]
August 14, 2008
To American Point We Go…
2008 Boundary Waters Canoe Trip
Day 6 – Thursday
Break Base Camp/ Locate Second Campsite on American Point
We break base camp this morning and will paddle to our second camp site near American Point on Lake Saganaga. I am always baffled on how easy this long paddle is on the first day of the trip in contrast [...]
August 13, 2008
Exploring the Sky-blue Waters
2008 Boundary Waters
Day 5 – Wednesday
Exploring Day and Fishing
Depending on the weather I like to set out on an exploration trip with a buddy or two at this point in the trip. If weather is good I will set out early and paddle all day, making a big loop. I like to explore lakes that [...]
August 12, 2008
Gone Fishing
2008 Boundary Waters Canoe Trip
Day 4 – Tuesday
Fishing/ Exploring/Lay low day
Today we plan to fish and explore the lakes and streams around the camp site. This is a good day to lay low, read a book, and relax from the previous hard days paddle.
August 11, 2008
Perseid Meteor Shower Tonight
The meteor shower will peak before dawn early tomorrow morning (August 12th) but can still be seen tonight after dark. Bill Cooke from NASA advises to “get away from city lights,” for maximum effect. I will be taking Cooke’s advice to the extreme as I will be watching the meteor shower from the vantage of [...]
August 11, 2008
Wilderness Entry
2008 Boundary Waters Canoe Trip
Day 3 – Monday
Wilderness Entry/ Lake Ester Base Camp
Planned activity:
We will rise with the sun, gulp down breakfast and pack up camp. We are all restless to set out into the wilderness after being cooped up in Suburban for two days! If the weather is fair, and the wind behind us, [...]
August 10, 2008
Through Daluth and Grand Marias
2008 Boundary Waters Canoe Trip
Day 2 – Sunday
Eau Claire, Wisconsin / Duluth, Grand Marias / Gunflint Trail, Minnesota
The drive up here at the trailhead campground was without incident. Last night we watched the Olympics a little on the TV, I didn’t watch much as I was busy catching up with email, blogging, talking on the [...]
August 9, 2008
From the Badger Motel
2008 Boundary Waters Canoe Trip
Day 1 – Saturday
Akron, Ohio / Eau Claire, Wisconsin
I left this morning for a wilderness canoe trip in the Canadian-Minnesota Boundary Waters (commonly called the BWCAW) in the beautiful state of Minnesota. This is my third trip as an assistant guide with my good friend and employer Mr. Sanderson. Also with [...]
August 9, 2008
Day Two (Tuesday July 29, 2008)
As a tepid sun rose over Atlanta, the twenty-one of us groggy-eyed americanos tumbled out of our hotel rooms and bumped down to the lobby where we were once again reunited with our army of suitcases. The reason for our “42 suitcases plus additional carry-on luggage” was not merely because we were going to [...]
August 7, 2008
Day One (Monday July 28, 2008)
As Josiah posted on July 27th, a wrench was thrown into our traveling plans right from the start. On the evening before we were to leave, Señora Waters received the news that our flight from PITT to JFK was canceled due to bad weather in Pittsburgh. We were supposed to take a plane from JFK [...]
August 7, 2008
Regreso de la República Dominicana
Thank you for your prayers and sweet notes of interest! As planned and scheduled, our mission team made it safely back to U.S. soil on August 5th. Our trip was a powerful and memorable experience for all of us. The brothers and sisters at Iglesia Fundamento Biblico (Biblical Foundations Church) threw their hearts and doors [...]
August 5, 2008
Perseid Meteor Shower – August 12
Mark your calendar and set your alarm clock: The 2008 Perseid meteor shower will reach it’s peak intensity just before dawn on August 12! According to Bill Cooke of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center, “there should be plenty of meteors–perhaps one or two every minute.”
Why will the Perseid Meteor [...]
