We Actually Did It

As we passed under the last bridge of the trip and the boat launch full of family and friends was clearly in sight, I started to get a little choked up.   We made it.

My mind took me to how this whole thing got started, reminded me of the excitement of planning this adventure seemed to warm up the winter just a little bit and how it has warmed my heart the way our family rallied around us.  We learned some valuable lessons, had some tremendous laughs and made it through the the challenge ,literally, without a scratch.  I can't thank everyone enough for the help, the support, the advice and the boosts of morale when we needed it the most.   

 Specifically,  would like to thank Jim Hoover and a person I only know as "Jen from Mark's work" for loaning us their fine seaworthy canoes.  They handled everything we threw at them with ease.   They are excellent boats and we were lucky to have them.  Thank you for your generosity.

I'll recap the trip soon, but I just wanted to thank everyone before I get going on the tales of the 'Quest.