Well, the fine man who took a majority of the pictures in the previously mentioned TEAK trip happens to be on vacation... So I will get those up as soon as I can. In the meantime I can relate to you the grueling three days that was TEAK through a pseudo-fictional journal that I'm just now making up...
Day 1 - Take-off
From the start there were nine of us to set out on this quest. A wizard (Steve), Two men (Nate & Connor), four hobbits (Me & Joel & Aaron & Connor), an elf (David), and a dwarf (Pete of course). At first we were fortunate enough to ride in great carriages pulled quickly by many horses (several hundred actually). But shortly we ran out of land for the horses to run on, and so we stopped to unload the boats and provisions. We hobbits had thought ahead and ran swiftly to claim the lighter, more comfortable crafts as there own. there were four total - Steve had his own boat, a fine craft it was, and there were three others of similar, but less magnificent build. Hobbits Ian & Joel were the fastest, claiming two Swift boats (actually, that's what they were named. Seda (brand) Swift (model)). Hobbit Aaron also got to one, but Steve had other plans for him... He reassigned Hobbit Aaron to an even lighter boat for reasons of his own. Hobbit Aaron was not pleased. The elf (no doubt through some elvish magic) also acquired a Seda boat. The rest were assigned more cumbersome, less comfortable ships to paddle.
And so we began our journey. We had several leagues to travel that day (well, two tops), so we paddled at a normal, relaxed pace. After a few hours we finally reached land; and a glorious site it was. His legs wobbly from atrophy, all dwarf-Pete could do was drift on his back in the sea. The rest of us, having less girth to heft, easily climbed out of our kayaks and pulled them onto shore. At this point we realize that elf-David had already proven his worth - he caught lunch on the run! We feasted on obscenely fresh fish, a large cabrilla and two decent snapper. It was delicious. After lunch, the company spread out a little. The hobbits all jumped in the water for a snorkel (it was great), and everyone else just rested some(except for elf-David, who tried to work more magic with his elvish pole-rod. Alas, it was in vain). Once we were all well rested, The wizard Steve gave the order to get back in the boat and continue on to the camp-site for that night.
The rest of the day way uneventful - we set up camp, cooked dinner, and lounged. After that we were ready to see the inside of out eyelids for at least eight hours or so. And we did. And it was good.
to be continued...
That's right, I'm tired of writing for tonight. Specifically making vague Lord of the Rings similes. Hopefully I'll be in the mood (is the state of boredom a mood?) tomorrow.
Till then,
~Ian R.
