Well guys, this is the final stretch. Only eight more days
left on the river. No, I am not saying that as a good thing. We had better make
the best of what we have left. Now, about today, it started out as a wet
morning, which turned into scattered showers throughout the day. We have been
very luck with the weather we have been having up here so we should all be
thankful for that. The rain put a damper on the day and the LOW's decided it
would be best for the group if we hunkered down and spent another day at
Peterbell. After an hour and a half and the help of just about every member in
the group, we were able to get the group tarp up so we could start lessons.
Lessons were pretty short today. Nick and Emily taught us two more knots and
Tommy followed them up with a lightning strikes campers scenario. After that
Ryan followed him up with a more in depth lesson about lightning and we ran a
quick lightning protocol drill. Shortly after that a group discussion began
which allowed people to express their emotions and get things off their chests.
Although Jeff said he believes we have now entered the storming stage, I
believe the final outcome of the discussion was a positive one. I believe we
can all work together to make this stage as short and sweet as possible. The
rest of the day was a free day to allow people to stay dry and get caught up on
sleep/homework. Debrief was pretty short as well and was followed by us all
biting our tongues and saying three nice things about another member of the group.
(Just kidding). As we left the circle at the end of the day, there was a
rainbow awaiting us. A beautiful site for a crappy wet day. Just remember guys,
no matter how bad things may get, there is always a pot of gold at the end of
the rainbow.
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