Well, to be honest, I was glad to be home in my "nice & clean" bed... and knowing with certainty that no bugs where making living arrangements in my hair...!

Yeah...yeah... the great outdoors....We made it... we had 11 people and enough food to feed an army... plus two dogs... Max and Doc!

Brule River is truly a beautiful place, we canoed about five hours and rested in between for lunch... (forgot the bread for sandwiches but we were so hungry that we literally "inhaled" what was available...)

A "few anti-socials" got each other wet and turned a couple of the canoes but all in good fun... the river was kind of low so no one was in imminent danger of drowning or losing something valuable besides self-respect and dignity... if any was left or ever existed.

We did get a few type I & II rapids, and some of us collected enough bugs from the river shores to make a Halloween costume (spiders and spider webs included)... it did test our 'team" skills, I must confess that I FAILED miserably... and ended up with a sore 'bum' and shoulders... 

The scenery was spectacular...the houses we saw were also so beautiful and it was such a peaceful experience.

Preston and I had just purchased a second tent and found out that it had "communal" capacity... in situations like this pays to have  a larger crowd since they helped us to setup...otherwise, we would still be searching for pole B... hummm must read instructions...hummm also must bring flashlight to read instructions...!

Seriously though, I had lots of fun and hope that we can do something together soon... so if you have ideas let me know and we will organize... and... yes Tim, I am thinking on implementing an all-weekend Submission mini-seminary for the women folk in our circle of friends...!

Blessings,