Hey Everyone,
So the last couple days, due to illness, I've been doing the driving for the team. But after sleeping for the majority of yesterday, I'm feeling much better. It likely was due to a combination of dehydration, a sunburn on the top of my head, and a massive change in diet that added up over the last week. For concerned friends and family, don't worry, after talking to a doctor in our brigade, I'm on a different diet and things are settling out. And has many friends have suggested...sunscreen is my friend (I was trying to even out a tan that I got from a different sunburn on the first day...yes i know this is not smart)
I'm happy to announce that we have a new addition to team No Way Corvee! Matt's wife Emily has joined us for a couple of weeks. However I am also sad to announce that we are loosing a member of our team, Robbie, as he had to go back to work in Thunder Bay. Speaking of team members, there was interest amongst readers to elaborate a bit on our team and just who I'm spending all this time with. I won't elaborate too much as there are bios on the website that you can check out at your leisure, I'll just relate how I know them and how I got involved in this venture. It all began in 2008 when Dave Bates and his brother Robbie had asked me about joining a brigade similar to this that took them from Rocky Mountain House, Alberta to Thunder Bay. I had originally wanted to go on this brigade, but it just happened to be the year I graduated university and walking across that stage to receive my degrees was kind of important for myself and my family. I told Dave at that time that if there were ever another brigade, I was 100% in.
I wasn't actually too familiar with the majority of our team until the trip began. I knew Matt and Dave really well because I worked with them at Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay, and we were close friends prior too the trip. I also knew Abe, Robbie, and Graham for that same reason but they were on their way in as I was on my way out. The rest of the team I'm getting to know as we paddle, but its a solid crew and we are all getting along famously. We have a real democratic vibe to our team and decisions are usually made as a team. We also make a point of praising and appreciating each other at our daily team meetings so that our efforts don't go unnoticed.
Now for some general trip updates. After tons of rain and a very soggy and unfavourable camping spot, we decided to rent a cabin near our site. It has been glorious to have a hot shower not in a locker room surrounded by 5 other dudes. Those showers despite the copious amounts of male nudity are usually lacking both in hot water and water pressure, but when its been 3 days since you've showered, any shower is a good shower. We also went to a talk by Jack Nisbet who wrote "Sources of the River." If you have not read it, and are looking to read about David Thompson, it is a historically sound (meaning lots of references and quotes from Thompsons journals) and entertaining read. He also signed my copy of the book (SUPER EXCITING) and signed our captains book containing our trip journal and notes from the daily captains meetings. On the inside cover, under our team roster he wrote "Jack Nisbet - support." Since we planned on donating our book at the end...this is super awesome!
Looking forward to tomorrow, not for any particular reason, but I just feel that it's going to be a good day! Optimism is the key to happiness
Till my paddle brings me home,
Andy
So the last couple days, due to illness, I've been doing the driving for the team. But after sleeping for the majority of yesterday, I'm feeling much better. It likely was due to a combination of dehydration, a sunburn on the top of my head, and a massive change in diet that added up over the last week. For concerned friends and family, don't worry, after talking to a doctor in our brigade, I'm on a different diet and things are settling out. And has many friends have suggested...sunscreen is my friend (I was trying to even out a tan that I got from a different sunburn on the first day...yes i know this is not smart)
I'm happy to announce that we have a new addition to team No Way Corvee! Matt's wife Emily has joined us for a couple of weeks. However I am also sad to announce that we are loosing a member of our team, Robbie, as he had to go back to work in Thunder Bay. Speaking of team members, there was interest amongst readers to elaborate a bit on our team and just who I'm spending all this time with. I won't elaborate too much as there are bios on the website that you can check out at your leisure, I'll just relate how I know them and how I got involved in this venture. It all began in 2008 when Dave Bates and his brother Robbie had asked me about joining a brigade similar to this that took them from Rocky Mountain House, Alberta to Thunder Bay. I had originally wanted to go on this brigade, but it just happened to be the year I graduated university and walking across that stage to receive my degrees was kind of important for myself and my family. I told Dave at that time that if there were ever another brigade, I was 100% in.
I wasn't actually too familiar with the majority of our team until the trip began. I knew Matt and Dave really well because I worked with them at Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay, and we were close friends prior too the trip. I also knew Abe, Robbie, and Graham for that same reason but they were on their way in as I was on my way out. The rest of the team I'm getting to know as we paddle, but its a solid crew and we are all getting along famously. We have a real democratic vibe to our team and decisions are usually made as a team. We also make a point of praising and appreciating each other at our daily team meetings so that our efforts don't go unnoticed.
Now for some general trip updates. After tons of rain and a very soggy and unfavourable camping spot, we decided to rent a cabin near our site. It has been glorious to have a hot shower not in a locker room surrounded by 5 other dudes. Those showers despite the copious amounts of male nudity are usually lacking both in hot water and water pressure, but when its been 3 days since you've showered, any shower is a good shower. We also went to a talk by Jack Nisbet who wrote "Sources of the River." If you have not read it, and are looking to read about David Thompson, it is a historically sound (meaning lots of references and quotes from Thompsons journals) and entertaining read. He also signed my copy of the book (SUPER EXCITING) and signed our captains book containing our trip journal and notes from the daily captains meetings. On the inside cover, under our team roster he wrote "Jack Nisbet - support." Since we planned on donating our book at the end...this is super awesome!
Looking forward to tomorrow, not for any particular reason, but I just feel that it's going to be a good day! Optimism is the key to happiness
Till my paddle brings me home,
Andy
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