Thursday, June 24, 2010

Scow project update, June 24, 2010.





Despite now being ill and bombarded with mosquitoes, Perry has soldiered on and made progress on the tillers and their supports (including a nifty idea using a block of wood to hold the handle of the tiller in place when not in use, but still readily available if need be); metal brackets for towing and attaching anchor chain; a tapered ladder (extra stable and required in case of high banks need to be scaled to explore badlands and/or pitch camp); internal tent framework for attaching shelves and to pound nails in to to hang things (pots, pans, tools, etc.) onto; and a tall flagpole. The latter will launch with current Canadian and American flags flying and later on, when the Grinde's join us, they will add a Danish flag.
I talked to more newspaper media today (Brooks Bulletin, Provost News, and the Calgary Herald).
Also looking into insurance for the trip.
A nice lady who works in Dinosaur Provincial Park came to Drumheller today and donated almost 30 jars of preserved beans, beets, peaches, dill pickles/carrots, salsa, pears, and tomatoes for the trip. Patty got a turbo stick (fits into laptop USB port) so we can upload to the blog from remote locations (weather, technology, and cell phone signal permitting) and she is testing it out now. The river is full of water and the weather forecast for the June 29 launch is great!

1 comment:

  1. My name is Amanda Emm Kaisen and I am one of the Great Grandaughters of Peter C. Kaisen. My father Peter Anthony Kaisen is Peter C. Kaiden's grandson. His father was Walter Kaisen. If anyone has pictures or any information on My Great Grandfather I would love to hear from you. I have been for years researching him on line. Thank you.

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