Today is June 19, 2007 and we find ourselves in Hastings, MN at the home of Josh Walker (Mouse) and family. They have offered us a bed and a home-cooked meal which we have more than willing accepted. Historic Hastings as it is known is approximately 30 miles South of the Twin Cities, as the fish swims.
The last time we wrote we were about a week and a half away from Minneapolis. On June 9th we stopped in St. Cloud, MN for a visit with Kurt Wensmann (PT) and family. The Eel milked his first cow, and the whole crew had a great night out in St. Cloud when they met up with Jason Malmanger (Pile) and painted the town red.
Last Wednesday, June 13, we arrived in Minneapolis and shared a lot of good conversation with some familiar faces over our four day stay in the cities.
We had a few host familys during our short stay in the cities.
Megan and Doug Braun put us up for a few nights and filled our stomaches with a steak send-off meal. Megan also helped us re-stock on Aloe Up products which have been extremely helpful on our trip.
Petrie's Unlce Doug and his wife Peggy also hosted us for a couple nights. They were more than accomodating with excellent meals and a couple relaxing boat rides around the lake in their back yard. Here we were also visited by Petrie's Father, Ron during our stay.
Some would say the real reason we picked this weekend to show up in Minneapolis was to partake in Adam Bader's bachelor party. I would agree. On Saturday, we had a night out on the town in honor of our friend's commitment. The events of this evening we cannot disclose, really, we signed a piece of paper. hahahaha, However I can say we had a very good time in the company of old friends such as Adam Bader, D.U.G, Squirrel, Cowboy, Rufio Danger, and Sunshine.
After all the fun we said farewell and jumped back on the river yesterday. We paddled through the cities in a thunderstorm and experienced our first three locks. No more portaging from here to the Gulf!
New Pictures will be up soon!
Keep checking back...
Staying clear of the barges,
Edmund "The Electric Eel" Eilbacher & Jeff "The Platypus" Petrie
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Yes, yes, Godspeed. I like that from the other comment, thus I will use it too. And you guys are on quite the adventure. The other post had it all right. I just caught up with your blog and will continue to check it regularly in the future. Maybe make some rediculous/awsome comments, like "I bet by the end The Eel and Platypus will actually have evolved so that the paddle is apart of their arm and they can paddle for 3 days straight without a break." Good Luck fellas.
Sincerely,
Rory Wilson
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