Michelle Nelson's Blog

S.O.S. - Take Two

Well, Jai’Elle and I were partners on the canoe trip down the river. She decided to take the stern (that means she was steering…) and somehow we managed to hit every rock and needed to get a rescue (just a push off really) from some people who were tubing down the river. After that, we worked out our ‘teamwork’ and did great. We had so much fun going over the ‘rapids’ and we caught up to the others. It was also fun just hanging out with everyone. We learned so much - everyone was able to hit the clay target with the guns (even me!). The kids took awesome photographs, too - I can’t wait to see them. The fishing was kind of cool because you could actually see the fish under the water when they were nibbling on the bait. On our river ‘walk’ (actually digging around the rocks and sand for critters) we saw a deer taking a drink of water and a water snake. I learned that there are no poisonous snakes in Kickapoo Park even though some of the snakes may bite. We also found a bunch of seashells and tiny frogs. It was cool just to sift through the sand and water. At the end of the day, we were happy but dirty, hot, and exhausted! We walked about a ‘deep shower’ and I was happy to take a deep sleep last night. I’m excited to move on to the next phase of the project - teaching the kids how to make a PSA. I sure hope we can capture the fun and adventure that we experienced this week on film.