Courageous Free Spirited One! Hey Beautiful:
I enjoyed reading your blog entry very much. Most people, on knowing you, would think of Thailand, Korea, and Alaska, as 3 places they would fear going to alone- yet you went, and flourished. Your decription of routine and complacency, is what most people feel and think is a requirement of becoming an adult. Hence, the phrase "Most men [women] live lives of quiet desperation". Most of us feel what you felt, but don't act on it. Material items, responsibilities, etc., get in the way.
I am so proud of you! Keep us posted, so that we can vicariously experience life through you!!
God bless,
Your spirit Mother,
Diane
I hope you have the time of your life. It is awesome you have desided to break free from your comfortable space. I wish i had the courage to do that. I would love to just leave this rat race and embark on a life at my cabin doing nothing but living, gardening and my art work. I have ties i must deal with first but soon i am going to do this i am preparing for this now and cannot wait for my new journey. Life is to short no live every day as if was your last. I have learned this over the years after spending 7 months in a hospital bed and 3 years in physical therapy from an accident. Do not take it for granted just LIVE!
Comments after reading Rebakah's Blog entitled Camping on Kodiak Island Well written, makes one feel like you are there with the girl's.Very explicit
and with feeling. Makes you look forward to future camping activities.
toilet traveller tip Just in case you want to go to a public toilet again:
http://www.omniglot.com/language/signs/toilets.htm
...in Italy it's D for "donne" and S for "signori"..haha!
You You are an amazing woman who passion in life is not often found in one so young. This is not you first time around darling girl but live it as tho it's you last!!! Swing high, lay low, your perfect where ever you go.
Love,
The Chark
BTW- will do power line next week. An easy climb for an ol' gal!!! LMAO!
Hey Baby!! God, you lead an exciting life! I didn't even know you left the country! Red light district. . . . hmmmmm. . . definitely a good experience and seeing the real world as so many less fortunate live. I am so proud of you! Email me about how your trip came about! Love you, Mom
HAHAHAHAAA!! This story is awesome. My wife and I along with another couple did this "canoe" trip over the fourth of July weekend 2008. Our trip went almost exactly like yours. The only difference was we did it in two days instead of three......huge mistake. Somehow both couples were still together after the trip was done (it was a little iffy at times). If you want an easy two day trip I would recomend doing the rest of the Swanson River instead, starting at the campground where you took out and ending near Nikiski at Captain Cook Park. It is way more relaxing. Thank you for making our evening with this fantastic account of your adventure. We are now having flashbacks of mutant lillypads, boulders and beaver dams that we thought we had successfully blocked from our memories.
sharing your blog Hello Bekah,
I hope you don't mind, but I am sharing your blog with 2 friends of mine who are advid cannores here in Tennessee. And I hope you are sharing the blog with Mr. Trevathan. I just saw him in the office; he's printed out his latest manuscript on cannoing in the bounary waters and is bringing it over to UT Press today. You need to write up some of your experiences and submit them to travel magazines, etc.
Dr. S.
hello Becca,
I'm sitting here in an unair-condtioned office (temperature now at 95 degrees) and envy your last trip. I always really enjoy reading your blog postings. thanks for sending them to me!
I hope all is well.
Dr. S.
glassy waters a must not missed alaskan-world adventure is lake aleknagik just outside of dillingham
i can see you paddle all 7 lakes
so, i didnt notice beer in your breal pix.
WOW Bekah . . . it is soooo beautiful! Breath taking. Your picture taking is truly gifted, and you are so pretty. What an amazing person you are . . . and brave! I love you. Mom
By temperament, I am a traveler. I crave the freedom to roam, immersion into unfamiliar cultures, and spending my time working directly with people. In 2007 I started a one year adventure in Alaska that turned into five years in a blink of an eye. Alaska took me by surprise. I fell in love with the summers of hiking mountains, exploring the backcountry, and canoeing in open lakes. I equally fell for the winters of skate skiing across city trails, ice skating on frozen lakes, and camping at 10 degrees. Even work was exciting as I got to visit over 15 rural communities around the state. But afte... full info
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Ya Damn Hippie Ya!
Totally living vicariously through you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Miss you Beks.