The routine has become familiar.
We spent last night with Phil's dad as we travel the first leg of our trip to Bloomington. We had a very nice visit with Roger who is doing much better since he was at our house for Christmas. He had surgery shortly after returning home and his health has greatly improved. We also visited with Phil's cousin Connie who is staying the summer in Bloomington and keeping Roger company. It is a good arrangement for both of them.
We left the house at 5:30 a.m. and traveled nearly twelve hours to arrive at International Falls, MN. We ate lunch at the Culver's in Chippewa Falls, WI. We had a lot of rain in Wisconsin, but the weather cleared as we got closer to our destination for the evening. We checked into the Hilltop Hotel, and then shared the walleye dinner at the Chocolate Moose Restaurant.
The best part of the day was listening to Donald Miller read his book, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. I had just attended the Storyline Conference in Nashville which grew out of this book. I had read the book a couple of years ago, but Phil had never read it. The way Miller develops the analogy of living life like you would write a good story is so powerful. It lead to lots of good conversation, and a celebration of the wonderful story that we see unfolding in our lives at this time.
It was a long day, but a good one. Tomorrow we hope to be up and on the road early in hopes of seeing some wildlife on our three hour drive into camp.
Canada, here we come!
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