{"id":3061,"date":"2009-01-23T13:43:20","date_gmt":"2009-01-23T12:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/?p=3061"},"modified":"2009-01-23T13:43:20","modified_gmt":"2009-01-23T12:43:20","slug":"getting-ready-for-the-big-ditch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/getting-ready-for-the-big-ditch\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Ready for the Big Ditch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To run the classic of all classics takes preparation.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>I first got invited on this Grand Canyon trip back in May, and tomorrow I am finally departing.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>In one way or another I have been getting my S#%* together for about six months. I have stuffed everything a person could ever want on a month long river trip inside a HUGE Watershed Dry Bag.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>Rubber boots, Carhartt overalls, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all in there (thank god for raft support).\u00c2\u00a0 I’ve got the new Z.One ready to go.\u00c2\u00a0 I think it’s going to the perfect Grand Canyon boat.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I am a committed kayaker, but I am also a committed teacher. The hardest part of the\u00c2\u00a0preparation for this trip\u00c2\u00a0has been trying to prepare someone else to do my job.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>It has taken me months to create detailed lesson plans so that my substitute can do my job adequately.\u00c2\u00a0 Just getting approval to take a month leave of absense was a significant chore.<\/span><\/p>\n

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To add to the stress of preparing for a such a mission, last week, as a result of puking I developed, what I, and a healthcare professional, thought was a hernia.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>Such an injury would have certainly sidelined me for this trip.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>Yesterday, the most wonderful surgeon in the world determined that I in fact did not have a hernia, but a pulled groin.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>Although I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going to be in a bit of pain, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going. You couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have a written a more dramatic script.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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