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.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Day 15 - Claire

Today was pretty chill which was a welcome change from the past few tough and challenging days. We paddled about 7 miles today up a marshy creek. The weather was cloudy and cool, and the water was glassy and calm. A huge and wonderful difference compared to the sun beating down on us and the choppy water of the now 2 mile wide “river”. We are camping tonight at the Heritage Resort and the Montbel Winery; a very peaceful and beautiful camp ground that has restrooms and showers. Yay! Dinner tonight was fabulous; we had delicious pizza with lots of sautéed veggies and meat. Also our debrief today was awesome. After the plan for tomorrow, word of the day, and the hard drive being passed on, we all circled up and gave each other massages for a few minutes.
The evening has consisted of a lot of prep for tomorrow. Morning revelry is at 3am and we are shoving off the pier at 4. Fun times…  We have 24 miles to go so our fearless leaders of the day thought it best to get an early start. We are excited about the night paddle though, getting up early is not all that bad. Hopefully the moon will be shining bright for us.

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