Invitation To Adventure
It was the beginning of the trip of a lifetime for Laurie, which she is in the middle of at this writing. On January 9th 2007 we found this message in our email from Keelin:
Ed, you can keep reading but I hate to tell you that the following is for Laurie. It’s a girl thing!
Laurie, my sister, and a friend of hers, and I are trying to organize a fabulous whitewater canoe trip in the Arctic . Specifically on the Burnside River which is the same river that Mae took the Widji Voyageurs on two summers ago. (Mae loved it there: beautiful scenery, manageable whitewater, wildlife, bugs (well there has to be some reality thrown in!) So they have enlisted me and now we need a fourth and you are one of the women we thought of (there are a few people we are contacting about this). For some great pictures check out this link, http://www.nahanni.com/trips/burnsiderivercanoe/?pid=1.
Here is what I know about the bones of the operation so far:
Adventurers on board at present:
Susan Kane, experienced woodswoman and canoeist, work: physical therapist for Park Nicollet
Barb Weiser (sp) experienced woodswoman and canoeist, work: founder of Amazon Bookstore Minneapolis
Keelin Kane, experienced woodswoman and canoeist, work: special education paraprofessional, bookseller
Time required: about three weeks, over the end of July through the first week or so of August
Money required: Enough...it won’t be a cheap outing but dang fun and the trip of a lifetime. Think about it. We are scouting around for the final person and it would be great it you were the one. Looking forward to hearing from you. Hope all is well with you both.
I read the email and responded with this: Laurie is teaching up at the hill today so I read this first. WOW! If she doesn't want to go, can I go if I wear a wig and promise not to pee standing up?
When Laurie got home from the ski hill I told her she had a remarkable email waiting for her. She read it and this was her reply:
To one looney lady - If you read Ed's response, I'll have you know that he makes a mess when he tries to pee squatting - so maybe you would want me instead. I am totally flabergasted! ME???? WOW! I fantasize about being asked on a big expedition and now that it is reality I am overflowing with mixed emotions. What a trip of a lifetime. Ed is very supportive and I am still in shock. I need to talk it over with you. What makes you choose me ? - if it's because you need someone to read maps and keep you from getting lost, you have the wrong chick-a-roo. Lots of questions. I will try calling you this week. I feel sooo sooo honored to be asked on this trip of a lifetime with such a cool group of women. Oh the stories we would have to tell when we are sitting on the dock at age 80. Talk to you soon - how lucky I feel at this moment. May not feel that way in late July though!!! Love ya, Laurie
Today, six months later, she is out in the Arctic. The next few posts give you a feel for her trip.
Ed, you can keep reading but I hate to tell you that the following is for Laurie. It’s a girl thing!
Laurie, my sister, and a friend of hers, and I are trying to organize a fabulous whitewater canoe trip in the Arctic . Specifically on the Burnside River which is the same river that Mae took the Widji Voyageurs on two summers ago. (Mae loved it there: beautiful scenery, manageable whitewater, wildlife, bugs (well there has to be some reality thrown in!) So they have enlisted me and now we need a fourth and you are one of the women we thought of (there are a few people we are contacting about this). For some great pictures check out this link, http://www.nahanni.com/trips/burnsiderivercanoe/?pid=1.
Here is what I know about the bones of the operation so far:
Adventurers on board at present:
Susan Kane, experienced woodswoman and canoeist, work: physical therapist for Park Nicollet
Barb Weiser (sp) experienced woodswoman and canoeist, work: founder of Amazon Bookstore Minneapolis
Keelin Kane, experienced woodswoman and canoeist, work: special education paraprofessional, bookseller
Time required: about three weeks, over the end of July through the first week or so of August
Money required: Enough...it won’t be a cheap outing but dang fun and the trip of a lifetime. Think about it. We are scouting around for the final person and it would be great it you were the one. Looking forward to hearing from you. Hope all is well with you both.
I read the email and responded with this: Laurie is teaching up at the hill today so I read this first. WOW! If she doesn't want to go, can I go if I wear a wig and promise not to pee standing up?
When Laurie got home from the ski hill I told her she had a remarkable email waiting for her. She read it and this was her reply:
To one looney lady - If you read Ed's response, I'll have you know that he makes a mess when he tries to pee squatting - so maybe you would want me instead. I am totally flabergasted! ME???? WOW! I fantasize about being asked on a big expedition and now that it is reality I am overflowing with mixed emotions. What a trip of a lifetime. Ed is very supportive and I am still in shock. I need to talk it over with you. What makes you choose me ? - if it's because you need someone to read maps and keep you from getting lost, you have the wrong chick-a-roo. Lots of questions. I will try calling you this week. I feel sooo sooo honored to be asked on this trip of a lifetime with such a cool group of women. Oh the stories we would have to tell when we are sitting on the dock at age 80. Talk to you soon - how lucky I feel at this moment. May not feel that way in late July though!!! Love ya, Laurie
Today, six months later, she is out in the Arctic. The next few posts give you a feel for her trip.
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