DAY 6 - SATURDAY

Well, it’s Saturday which means we survived Friday the 13^th!  After an early breakfast, we were on the road at 7:30 a.m. and on our way to Estacada (pronounced es-tah-KAY-duh by the locals) for our morning adventure of white water rafting. 

After a quick stop at Safeway for some extra towels, we arrived on time to meet our guides.  We bussed a couple of extra miles up the road and began to get "suited up" for our journey down the cold Clackamas River.

Finally, and most importantly, life jackets.

 

 

 

Since each of us would serve as the “motor” on our rafts, and with the amount of water that would splash us, cameras and phones were left behind.  The owner of the company took some pictures of us in our boats as we crossed under a bridge.  I’ll post those pictures when I get them.  We all had an awesome time riding the rapids.  We had excellent leaders in each raft.  It was a great team building experience as we all had to paddle in the same direction at the same time---and without whacking each other with the face with the handle of the paddle. 

 

Needless to say most of us were soaked by the end of the excursion.  We got out of our gear and headed to our bus to changed into some dry clothes.  We found a pizza place in Estacada where we were able to sit down and enjoy some delicious pizza.

 

After lunch, it was back on the road.  First stop was our hotel in Beaverton, just outside Portland.  We had about 90 minutes to clean up and change into our concert attire.  Then it was off to Calaroga Terrace for our 6:30 p.m. performance.  We sang in their auditorium which was complete with a stage.  The kids sang well and the folks really loved them!

 

 

 

After the concert, we headed back to our hotel to change clothes and go out for dinner.  We ate at Antoni's, which is a Greek style restaurant.  Everyone had plenty to eat and the food was good. 

 

 

It was a short walk back to our hotel and it was early to bed as we have a 6:30 a.m. departure time to get to Skyline Presbyterian Church in Tacoma for their 10:00 service.  Everyone is well fed and doing well.  Thanks for your continued prayers.