What a fantastic
day. We started the day off on a good foot with being earlier than our expected
time for departure. I’d like to say that we’re just that good at packing our
things up, but I think that the anticipation of our first sets of rapids had a
bit to do with it. We ran both Cedar Rapids and Long Rapids and kudos to Tommy
and Cody for being the only two to not get held up on some rocks. I’m marking
that down as an ECOEE 2016 win.
After
coming off the river for the night and finishing our daily and evening routines
of lessons and dinner, I was feeling some emotion that I didn’t quite know how
to express – or even that I needed to. Turns out debrief was exactly what I
needed. More than letting out my own feelings, I totally needed the
conversation about where everyone else’s heads were. It was great to realize
that I’m not the only one feeling some things like anxiousness or tiredness. It
was even better to realize that I’m not the only one feeling some really great
things too – like strength and gratitude. While this was such a powerful
reflection time for me we all were also reminded one thing about this river
experience. There are nine more days. Just nine. Only nine. I’m left with a
repeat line running through my head.
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