Saturday, August 9, 2008

Happy trails to you...

Recognize the lady in blue? She was on the Segway in front of me as we wound our way through the Kingsley Plantation on Amelia Island. What a blast! We first had
to take a bit of a lesson on how to pilot these little critters. It's both easier and more difficult than it looks. Some of the things you do almost instinctively are wrong, whereas other things you don't think to do are right. But it only takes a few minutes to get the hang of it. We spent a couple of hours winding our way through a very lush, old plantation, ducking under Gold Spider webs, avoiding Gopher Turtles, and learning how to climb slight inclines on our off-road Segways. I would do something like this again in a heartbeat. If it weren't so wet at home, I think I'd consider commuting to work on one!

In many ways I look forward to the weekends because I get a bit of relief from getting hammered by proton beams. Monday will come quickly, and we'll be back at it again for just 10 more treatments. These two weeks are going to fly by, among other things because I know of things that have to be accomplished during them. I remember how fast two weeks went by right before we got here, and we're just reversing the direction of the journey. Isn't it great to know that just as God led us here, so will he bring us home?

Those of you at Crossroads are going to enjoy HB London tomorrow. He's a great guy, with lots of hard-earned expertise. I know he will bring an encouraging message.

May the Lord bless you through this day!

Bill

3 comments:

Unknown said...

We need more pictures of BOTH of you on those contraptions! No hiding behind Betty next time. What a hoot. Keep having fun. We are here waiting your return. Suzann

pdxsrw said...

Concerned about the prospect of lizards leaping into her hair while on the segway tour, Betty made some arrangements for a small contingent of security specialists to run point for her and Bill. Their weapons fired eco-friendly, PETA approved, soy rounds, known only to harm frequent patrons of the "Lady and Sons" restaurant mentioned in a previous blog.

Click here for the Segway Security Picture Link

Jill Evans said...

Okay, I'm really not a tech geek..I have tried to comment..Love you guys! Think and pray for you often. happy to hear you haven't been bored!
IHL,
JILL