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We're loading the trucks TOMORROW.  Wow.  It's here.  Emails  are still flying back and forth, meeting points and times have been confirmed, maps being hand drawn and poor Greg is still coming with us!  I expected to have a few emails this morning but I didn't expect this:  Mark's very own blog!  Now of course it coming from Mark it had to make things difficult!  For some reason it will only show up with a white back ground... 

River Quest '13 has yet another story teller.

Hello...Hello...Is there anyone there? I know you are there!! This is Mark...you know the one that gets under your skin.  I may drive everyone crazy but it will make for some funny ass stories. 

 

This trip from the get go is exciting and scary.  The fun is going to be hanging with the “men” of the family.  We never get a chance to do this any more.  Four days of “man” time may equal none of us speaking afterwards!!

I have always been drawn to water.  Patrick and I could find water within a 0.5 mile radius.  The scary part of the trip is the water.....hmm what is under the water?? This makes me think of trees under the water, much like the tree that almost caused the death of Mike while inner-tubing one day.  Growing up we always had a blast on the river...lets hope it continues.  Here is another part of the trip that I find scary...sitting on a canoe for four days. 

Now this is coming from a man who spends ten hours a day, Monday through Thursday on his feet at work, not to mention the time outside of work.  Mary Ann can tell you that once I do sit down at night, it is all over.  I hit that recliner and, as she says I snore, I beg to differ on that part but anyways I do fall asleep once I sit down.  At least we can’t get lost if I should fall asleep on the canoe. We can’t get lost on the river, can we? Anyone there? Hello?????

 

Just because we are out in the “wild” does not mean we cannot eat good.  No offense Seth, I AM NOT EATING THAT PRE-PACKAGED SHIT (food).  Most of the meals are planned and I am finishing up buying the food tonight after work.  Now we just need a cook....hint..hint...Oh well, we will draw straws for that one.

 

Now onto the sleeping situation.  My uncles are ripping on us because we will be using tents instead of “passing out on the ground.”  Now I don’t really know if that is actually how it happened when they took their river quest but I can tell you I will be sleeping in a tent, hopefully minus Shwimmy cuddled up next to me..then again if it gets as cold as I am thinking it may get at night...Shwimmy would make a nice heater.  No offense to you guys but Shwimmy knows how to live off the land and sleep in the wild!

 

Anyone wonder if we will make it to our destination (East Brady) first or the trucks scheduled to pick our sore behinds up???? Someone is going to pick us up right? Monday, May 27, 2013...God I hope we make it back by that date...and I hope the trucks do too!! Hello.....are you there??? That was the trucks I was addressing.

 

I am looking forward to the scenery and the beauty of the river.  I hope these attractions are enough to keep my interest for four days.  Four days....hello did you hear that???? Let’s not forget the wildlife.....Shwimmy the bear, mentioned above.  I am sure we will see a snake or two, this one is for you Mike.  As I type this, I do believe I hear the faint playing of a kazoo.  Who is playing that kazoo???? Hello? Oh, it is a squatch. I researched and found out that kazoo playing helps to keep away snakes but draws in the squatch.  I am banking on taking some pics of our squatch friends as I am hoping to sell some photographs to reputable newspapers, magazines....like the “Enquirer.”  Now that is news!! Can’t you just see a pic of me and my squatch friend with dueling kazoos on the front page?

 

You do know that this is not a canoe trip but a “cruise.”  Come on now, you get entertainment, beautiful scenery, food, friends (at least for the first hour-could be enemies later) and banjos....oops God I hope we don’t hear any banjos!!!!

 

Here is what worries me, that after the first morning it will suck drinking instant coffee, missing my cozy bed and my extra hot, long shower in the morning, usually the only thing that gets me going in the morning.  I will be coming down from a caffeine high and hitting rock bottom...did I say rock bottom? Oops, there goes the canoe, me and Shwimmy!!! I see energy drinks and Advil in our near future!!

 

I am going to try and look at this as it will be a blast overall....anyways, a few good hums on the kazoo every morning should get each day started just fine!!!

 

Seriously, I feel with God, luck and my dad watching over us all, we will make it....be closer and stronger than when we left on Friday morning.  I know dad will be smiling down on us all...okay he will be laughing his ass off thinking who thought of this one? MARK!!!!!!!!

 

See you all bright and early Friday morning......and those who are going to help pack and get the canoes ready Thursday night!! Hello...hello....am I loading these "X%$%^#%#%%%^^^^*canoes all by myself??? ALL BY MYSELF!!!!