Voice of the Rivers (VOR) is an expedition-based program focused on the interdisciplinary study of a river from its source to its end. Student team members paddle the river and earn six hours of college credit while taking two academic courses and interacting with a variety of leaders and program managers that support the river, media organizations and conservation groups. This summer Brevard College is once again sponsoring the Voice of the Rivers program. From May 15th-June 2nd thirteen Brevard College students and two faculty members will follow the Rappahannock River from the Blue Ridge Mountains near Front Royal, Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay at Deltaville, Virginia. The VOR Team will travel approximately 184 miles by foot, canoe and sea-kayak with primitive camping each night. VOR students—whose majors include Art, Religious Studies, Environmental Science, Exercise Science, Psychology, Business and Organizational Leadership and Wilderness Leadership and Experiential Education—will post daily journal entries, photos and videos of their travels and experiences online using Facebook, blogs and the Brevard College Web site. Expedition faculty leaders are Dr. John Buford and Dr. Resa Chandler.

Friday, May 27, 2011

Day 13 - by Liza

Today we opened our eyes at 5:00 am this morning and we decided to start our journey at 6 am, a little earlier than expected. The sky was beautiful and made it a good start to the day as we pushed off the shore in our vessels.  During our paddle we decided to make a practice sail for future voyages. We entered some treacherous waters that endangered the crew. It really opened our eyes up to boating safety and actually working as a group not just one single person, being a cohesive unit is what Voice Of The Rivers 2011. We had a delicious lunch of PB&J with the optional orange or apple, it was a nice break, some peoples took naps to recover from the long day and we all got to calm our nerved and prepare for the last stretch of the river we had to conquer today. As we pulled into the shore of Leeds Town we had a nice welcoming crew that was happy to help us with pulling our boats into the grass. I think they were about as excited to see us as we were to see them. The one happy moment that we encountered a REAL shower, it felt amazing!! We are all happy campers now because we don’t actually smell that bad. Also team intern was so nice to clean our clothes so now we don’t have schmelly clothes and don’t have to worry about scaring other people that encounter us. Lol.
Side Note:
Christina and Audrey decided to do back flips off their kayaks just for kicks and giggles. But no one really saw it because they were too far ahead.

Tata for Now
-Liza
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