7 days and counting

I feel a huge build up to this countdown.  I do not think there has ever been a summer that I have been excited for as this one.  It has become very difficult to keep my mind on school when there are so many things that lie ahead of me. A damper in my plan may be the maiden voyage of the sailboat since I am waiting on the necessary info to get it registered.  I wish our society was a little bit simpler, and if a man wanted to go sailing, he could just get a boat and put it in the water.  I did suspect that this may be an issue, so my alternate plan of kayaking the Missouri River from here to St. Louis might be in the cards.  You do not have to register kayaks to paddle the river, so it will be a simple task of dropping them in and following the course.  I have never kayaked for such a distance, nor spent much time on a river of its size, nor have much of an idea of what to expect; but I like it that way.  I am not much of a fan of intense preparation, training, or any sort of build up.  I like the idea of dropping in the water and seeing where it takes us.  I did look at a map however. Some sort of preparation is always important if you want to get somewhere.  I think it will be about 360 river miles, and my guess is that it will take 8 days maybe. We might surprise ourselves and make it in 4, or it could take like two weeks...but only time will tell.  My buddy Tyler has said that he is in, so we will be able to watch eachothers backs. We will bring our two kayaks, fishing poles, camp supplies and tent, rough map, and life jackets.  We will paddle during the day, camp on shore at night, and hitch a ride back home when we get there (most likely without the boats, so we will have to hide them or find someone to hold them for us unless we could find a truck willing to take us and the boats on).  

Changing subjects now, I am still in school for 7 more days.  This means cram time for all of the finals.  It always gets difficult this time of year when the weather is nice and i have to read biochemistry...but looking back, school doesn't take up as much as one would think.  I've been able to use my time well, especially summer and winter breaks.  In the past year, I traveled to the four corners of the U.S., totaling somewhere around 42 states.  I aspire for more however, and i can't imagine a reason to stop.  I have been into many different hobbies and activities over my life...but have never stuck solely to one because there were so many options.  As I have evolved, I have found that I am beginning to focus on one priority. Travelling.  From bicycling to sailing to more conventional methods, this is what i am into.  I want to see and I want to learn.  I will not be happy unless one thing is consistent; Progress.