I was out of town with poor connectivity most of the weekend, but it was an eventful few days for the guys.  They've been following the news and made the difficult but wise choice to modify their route.  Instead of proceeding to the Ohio from the end of the Cumberland and Lake Barkley they started paddling up Kentucky Lake to head upstream on the Tennessee River so they can take the Tennessee-Tombigbee canal to the Tombigbee River down to the Gulf at Mobile, AL.  At this moment they are about to cross back into Tennessee at the notch on the top of the state border.

Yesterday we had our first chance to check on them in person since they started Wednesday.  A group of parents and Phil met them in Turkey Bay in the Kentucky Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge, just south of the route 68 bridge.  Dan and Marla paddled across the lake with the guys from Kenlake Marina, a terrific opportunity to watch the team in action.  We were in Phil's racing canoe, which we managed to capsize, but the guys helped us right it.  The boys are in great spirits and health.