Boo's Training

Boo hitting hard on the areodyne. A real grind!!

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Getting a brick in. Hitting the treadmill easy recovery.

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Getting in some intervals on the paddling simulator. Painful!

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Getting in a good back workout. Hitting the weights!!

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We thought we would show everyone a few of the activities Boo has been doing in preperation for the Everglades Challenge. The cold weather has kept us from getting out on the water. So indoor it is.

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The key when working out with kids, is to keep it fun and mix things up. Otherwise they get bored pretty quickly and loose interest. I must say we have had a good time preparing for the challenge.

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Make your list

I'm making my comfort food shopping list for the Everglades Challenge. I'm at my mom's house right now and my dad asked me to get the "wish list" together. I know I wont be able to get all the yummy goodness but I am writing it down. :-)

Meals are going to be interesting. Living out of the boat for eight days amazing, 300 miles by canoe very challenging.

Our gear boxes should be arriving at the Kruger Canoe Company today. So we are "all in" as my dad would say.

So we are making our lists and checking them twice.

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Boo

Under the weather

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Pretty big day getting organized, but I am feeling under the weather and need to go lay down.

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We went to Sherper's Outfitters in Oconomowoc. Picked up some more cold weather paddling clothes. I didn't think I was going to make it.

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I need a nap. Big Daddy can tell the story.

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Boo

So much to think about

I talked to my teachers and asked if they could get my homework together so I could start working on it before the Everglades Challenge. I'll be gone ten days, so I will have a lot of homework. But I wont beable to get it until three days before we leave.

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If I got it on the Friday before we leave, I would beable to work on it over the weekend and then on the way down on the plane. On the way back after the challenge we have a four hour lay-over in Ohio. But I don't think I will want to be doing homework.

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My dad bought me some foul weather gear. It has bibs which is nice cause the jacket can come off it I get too warm and it wont ride up against the back rest.

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We have been talking quite abit on the challenge. Kinda going over it in our heads. We are going to take it in sections. Setting goals along the way like we do on the Hardcore Adventure Camp each summer.

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We have been thinking that maybe I should be in the back of the Kruger Cruiser. Up front could be a wet ride if there are lots of waves. I've paddled a Sea Wind and a Cruiser, but not in big waves or on the ocean. My dad says if he can keep me warm dry and fed, we're golden.
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My grandpa lives in Florida and he said he is going to be watching me the whole way taking pictures and stuff, which is really cool. I can hardly wait to get down to Florida. This is really going to be a lot of fun hanging out with my dad.

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Boo

Getting ready

My Dad and I spent most of Saturday sorting through my gear and getting organized. My paddling boots and a lot of my paddling clothes don't fit any more. So shopping!!

Laura picked out a long sleeve long pants paddling out fit for me and my Dad fitted me to my new life jacket and got all the safety gear attached. I still need to find some foul weather pants and jacket. I have a bunch of under layer clothes, fleece jacket and vest. But we are having a hard time finding a good set of rain gear my size.

We only have a couple of weeks before we box everything up and ship it to Mark at Kruger canoes.

My Dad worked with me on reading the compass. Taking a bearing. How to work the strobe on my life jacket, stuff like that. We mostly paddle the inland lakes and rivers in Wisconsin, so a lot of the stuff is really specific to being out on the ocean. I learned about using the signal mirror and when to blow the emergency whistle too.

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Then we went down stairs and looked at charts. It is a very long way. My Dad showed me all the check points, where we plan to stop and the Wilderness Waterway. Places like the Shark River, Alligator Creek and Whitewater Bay. Come on!!

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My mom had her surgery on Monday. We stayed home from school and went to the hospital with her. She is doing OK but is very sore. She'll be off of work for a few weeks recovering.

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Boo