The River Weeks 1 and 2...John's wedding

I survived the first week on the river with guests. It went very well. No injuries. No flips. I am tired and will write more later...

The first 2 weeks were parent teen weeks. These weeks are fairly laid back for the river guides. The groups arrive around 11pm every night and leave by 2pm the next day. Then we have the entire afternoon and evening to relax and get ready for the next group. So we work hard and then play harder. We cook breakfast every morning (the same thing).

The first week we spent most of our afternoons doing more training. The river was still very high so The Ferry Point section was not like it will be during second wind. I showed the guys how to orientate the jumping rocks and Dragon's tooth. We cooked some great dinners this week and Pizza house was awesome.

I left early the second week to go to John Blackmon's wedding in Statesboro, GA. It was a great trip home. I haven't been home since Easter. I spent most of my time in Georgia doing wedding stuff. Mom, Dad, and Kathryn came to so that was fun. It is hard to believe John is married now.

It was a quick trip back to California to get ready for Second Wind and probably our hardest week on the river of the entire summer.

River guide training and staff orientation

River guide training was great. 4 days on the river with just the guys. The water was cold and the first 2 days we had bad weather. The guys learned alot. It was a great bonding time. The staff river trip was our first big test. We took 120 staff to the river to camp out and raft the next day. It was the biggest one day on the river we will have all summer. It rained at 2am and we had to hurry to get the tents out. We kept everyone dry. The guides did well on the river, no flips or injuries. Other than a few minor things it went smoothly and was a great staff bonding time. The first campers arrive in less than a week. We will be ready. The rest of this week is mostly work time around the Ranch to get it ready. I almost forgot we had our 24 hour solos this week to. That is where each staff person goes into the woods to camp alone for 24 hours and spend time with God. I spent most of my time in my tent high on a hill overlooking the Ranch. It rained a good bit but I was comfortable in my tent.It was a great time to read study and pray. I will try to write a post just on my solo. If I ever have time. Things are crazy My days start at 6:30am and go non stop until 10pm every day. No time off. It is good though.