2013 Day 0-Prep

After many months of planning, the 2013 trip is ready to roll! We are headed off to Seattle and the Pacific Northwest for a week of camping, hiking, kayaking and whale watching.

Chuck Rekow ( www.chuckrekow.com ) knocked another one out of the park again this year, capturing all of the themes of our trip! Chuck has been a huge supporter of our troop for many years, and every year he continues to amaze us with his talent and generosity. Thanks Chuck!

We will be posting at least once a day, more often if we can, and maybe even from the trail. Please comment often on our posts – we always like to hear from home. Then we also know you are following along instead of… well, enjoying the peace and quiet and out doing fun things without us :)

The K’s arrived a few days early to spend time with Grandma and Grandpa K, plus do all of our grocery shopping for us. They have also provided firewood, propane, small stove, our transport to the car rental place, a B&B for the K’s and S’s… the list is nearly endless, and this is all before the trip has even started! Thank you Mr. and Mrs. K!

We also need to take a moment to sincerely thank our donor for the 2013 summer trip. As airfare continued to ratchet up, our trip was threatened as the cost had become too great for most family’s budgets. We had a person who heard of our plight and they stepped up anonymously and donated a great deal of money to offset the airfare. What a testament to scouting, this person’s generosity, and the grace of God! Thank you, Thank you, and Thank you!

I include a few pics of Vancouver and downtown Seattle just to get this party started.

Stay tuned!