We moved out to Keenerville after a few weeks at Wilderness Tours. Keenerville is really a kayakers dream. We lost the hot tubs and dining hall, but picked up a kayak launch ramp and direct access to a couple of world class playspots on McCoy's Rapid and down at Garberator (what does that word mean anyways? Getting "garberated" does not sound fun, but the wave is a blast). "Kayak lanch ramp?" you say. That's right. A 20 ft wooden slide with the lip upturned such that it launches you in your boat about 6-8ft above the lip of the ramp. That gives you enough time to do blunts or even kick flips through the air, but sometimes you faceplant (I know exactly what the word means). No matter how I landed, I found that ramp more fun than I expected every time I went off. Compound that with hearing and seeing McCoy's rapid from the front porch while I teach my students about emergence of a revolutionary sentiment in the N American colonies (the British never should have shot Jefferson's dog), and I am in heaven. Wilderness Tours really did us well by putting us up at Keenerville.

We have also had a new faculty member join us. Eleanor Perry is doing great at taking over the Spanish and Science classes here at New River Academy. As the Associate Head, I am very excited to have her as she exhibits the puritan work ethic this job requires. I'm going to quit typing at y'all for now, and let the pictures tell the story.

Next: A wrong turn at Albequerque and the Gods provide in Ohiopyle.

 The office for a time (C) Adam Compton

 Gnoming the front yard (C) Adam Compton

 Still gnoming the front yard (C) Adam Compton

 The heater really works in this place (C) Adam Compton

 It's a long way to the water (C) Adam Compton

 God, is that you? (C) Adam Compton