Hi Everyone!
We have had a VERY busy week prepping for our trip!
This week, the crew learned how to pack the Kettle Pack, which contains all of our kitchen, as well as water filters, saws, toilet paper, and much much more! If it’s not in a personal pack, it’s probably in the Kettle! This is a great opportunity for the crew to learn to consolidate a large volume of gear into a small, neat pack. It is truly a lifetime skill!
We also went over some basic whitewater concepts and terms which will be especially important for river travel! Speaking of whitewater… we learned some canoe-over-canoe rescue techniques for cases of capsized boats! We will try to avoid this happening, but these are important safety techniques to learn and know by heart! The crew was able to have some fun dumping and “being rescued” during our paddle this week!
Baking Day is an incredibly important day for LVI crews as they prepare for their trip! We were fortunate to be allowed to use the kitchen at Atonement Lutheran Church in St. Cloud, and were able to prepare a ton of our food for trail! We prepped ground beef (to dehydrate), bay bread, bannock mixes, and hot chocolate powder. It was a LOT of food that will fuel us in the coming month!
The crew is now dehydrating the beef, as well as vegetables to bring for meals! The Mahowald family is graciously allowing us to utilize their shed as our dehydrating space (thank you Mahowalds!). This means that the crew is running the dehydrator around the clock, and has so far dehydrated beef, mixed veggies, baked beans, and more!
Thank you families and parents for being so supportive of the crew! Especially those who are constantly transporting non-drivers to meetings, events, and dehydratings — your contributions do not go unnoticed and we are so grateful! We are gearing up for quite an adventure and your support means the world!
