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  • Booster Blues – 2/100

    Booster Blues – 2/100

    Yesterday I mentioned getting the COVID booster shot and while I am not feeling awful today I am definitely not at the top of my game. So I am using it as an excuse to whine, complain, and be a bit lazy. According to CNBC I don’t get to complain too much though. Still I would rather spend a day or two feeling sluggish compared to the alternative.

    Mexico Multiday Rafting on the Usumacinta river

    Yesterday I mentioned that I will be spending 8 days in the Mexican jungle rafting the Usumacinta River. I am going to post about this trip leading up to it but have a slight delima: When I am on the river I will have no access to the Internet (oh the horror), so I am going to need to come up with scheduled posts for those days. My thinking is that I will have a post that mimics the itinerary of the guide website (warning 1990’s website) but we will see what I come up with.

    Here is a video of the trip:

    Video from the river guide of the Usumacinta multi-day rafting trip.

    We are going with a group of friends who are serious rafters. They did a 30 day trip down the entire Grand Canyon a few years ago and think that this river is a great one for us to get our feet wet. From watching this video they consider the biggest rapids on the Usumacinta to be fun but tame. Since I will be manning the oars of Kate and I’s boat I am slightly less nervous now, maybe.

    The trip takes us to a couple of Mayan ruins that are only accessible via the river. We will be guided through them by local Mayan descendants. I am really looking forward to that part of the trip too.

    We are just over a month out and have pretty much everything ready to go. I may be binge watching various rafting videos on Youtube to refresh my whitewater knowledge. Also trying to figure out if I want to get a new GoPro for filming the trip. I have one now but I think its a GP 3 and they have come a long way since then. If you have any suggestions feel free to leave a comment.

    Challenge update

    We are up to 12 participants now with the addition of:

    Welcome aboard!

  • 100 days of blogging challenge 2021 1/100

    100 days of blogging challenge 2021 1/100

    Here we go again!

    Its the 2021 edition of the 100 days of blogging challenge and I am pretty excited. First of all I got up and am writing this morning which is a great start. Second I have a lot to share over the next 100 days: my birthday is in 13 days, we are going on an 8 day rafting trip in Mexico, we are still settling into our new home, I am getting my workshop setup and will be making a lot of woodworking projects, and everything else!

    Today I have to make this quick as I am scheduled to get my COVID booster shot and a bunch of other shots for the aforementioned Mexico trip. To all of my fellow blogging challengers I say hello and lets have fun with this.

    Here is a list of everyone signed up, so far:

    I think we are about double the amount of people who participated last year! Remember this is a challenge to write everyday for 100 days, not a command. Do your best and if you miss a day its ok try to make the next day.

    Todays coffee is:

    From our local roaster: Fahrenheit Coffee (Someone should get them a proper website)