"We see big changes in Alex – he has grown in self-confidence, he’s fit, and he had a fantastic time!"
- Colette Molyneux
Winchester, United Kingdom
Winchester, United Kingdom
Posted on 7/22/2009
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Poetry Class
This will very likely be our most creative blog posting of the summer – as we’re including art and, umm, poetry. Meaghan and Mike sent a picture of a couple of their students on the way up to Camden hanging out at the world-famous recycled art center near Waldoboro (well, maybe not world-famous, per se, but certainly Waldoboro-famous). They also sent along the following piece of verse:
Yo, check it,
We’re the braverthans,
Riding way later than
You’ll ever be ready for;
Your behind’s already sore,
We know that you’ll be weeping
We’ll be riding – you’ll be sleeping!
We protect the most berries
To Quebec by ferry,
We’ll be rafting Class Five,
You’ll be barely alive;
The Appalachians we’ll race
While we’re spitting Francais.
By then we’ll be family,
You can barely even see
Thru the streets we’ll be prancing
All the while dancing
Respect you played, G
Cause we’re the bravest you’ll see.
There is apparently a highly choreographed dance to accompany the verse. We’re encouraging them to stick to bicycling… As for our other Quebecers, I just received a short text message today from Evan and Cait saying that everyone is having a great time and riding very well.
Mike and Rachel, up in the great northwest and not yet rapping, got off to a perfectly lovely start this morning. Please see the below picture of their first breakfast at Flowing Lake Park. They’ll test out their hiking boots this afternoon and will be rafting tomorrow. The rafting should be most appreciated as it is supposed to hit 100 degrees where they are tomorrow!
Jess and Colby started their second trip of the summer today in Weston, Massachusetts. They’ll be leading our final Mountains and Coast trip of the summer. We’re looking forward to the pictures of Jess and Colby in their ropes course harness/helmet get up.
It was a challenging day in the American southwest. I just heard from Nick – they started in a monsoon rain storm and have had a record seven flats today and are still miles away from tonight’s destination… Nick reports, however, that despite the slow going, morale is extremely high. It may have something to do with the scenery – which is starting to change from Texas plains to New Mexico mountains and pines – a truly Western scape.
Note to our newly joining readers – most of the pictures we’re posting in the blog are cell phone shots sent in by our leaders – they’re admittedly grainy and/or strangely focused!
~ Chad
Yo, check it,
We’re the braverthans,
Riding way later than
You’ll ever be ready for;
Your behind’s already sore,
We know that you’ll be weeping
We’ll be riding – you’ll be sleeping!
We protect the most berries
To Quebec by ferry,
We’ll be rafting Class Five,
You’ll be barely alive;
The Appalachians we’ll race
While we’re spitting Francais.
By then we’ll be family,
You can barely even see
Thru the streets we’ll be prancing
All the while dancing
Respect you played, G
Cause we’re the bravest you’ll see.
There is apparently a highly choreographed dance to accompany the verse. We’re encouraging them to stick to bicycling… As for our other Quebecers, I just received a short text message today from Evan and Cait saying that everyone is having a great time and riding very well.
Mike and Rachel, up in the great northwest and not yet rapping, got off to a perfectly lovely start this morning. Please see the below picture of their first breakfast at Flowing Lake Park. They’ll test out their hiking boots this afternoon and will be rafting tomorrow. The rafting should be most appreciated as it is supposed to hit 100 degrees where they are tomorrow!
Jess and Colby started their second trip of the summer today in Weston, Massachusetts. They’ll be leading our final Mountains and Coast trip of the summer. We’re looking forward to the pictures of Jess and Colby in their ropes course harness/helmet get up.
It was a challenging day in the American southwest. I just heard from Nick – they started in a monsoon rain storm and have had a record seven flats today and are still miles away from tonight’s destination… Nick reports, however, that despite the slow going, morale is extremely high. It may have something to do with the scenery – which is starting to change from Texas plains to New Mexico mountains and pines – a truly Western scape.
Note to our newly joining readers – most of the pictures we’re posting in the blog are cell phone shots sent in by our leaders – they’re admittedly grainy and/or strangely focused!
~ Chad
