It rained overnight, the streams are high, there is fog in the valleys, and it was not possible to take a direct route to our worksite. Our ride to the job site, driving on very narrow, winding, hilly roads took 70 minutes. Our job is to replace the singles on our clients house. We immediately began to work, removing the old shingles and tossing the debris into a truck from Red Bird Mission. By 4 PM we had removed all the old shingles and roofing paper, replaced parts of the roof that were rotted, installed the drip edges and covered most of the roof with felt paper. We were reassured that it would not rain overnight so we could leave some of the roof uncovered. Let us hope that is true. Once the clouds cleared this morning and the sun was able to shine the temperature began to rise. By the time we left the worksite we all were hot, tired, thirsty and in need of a hot shower. By this afternoon the creeks had fallen so we drove a different route back to Red Bird Mission. Although we thought that the morning ride was eventful it was nothing compared to the afternoon adventure. Dick was sure that his GPS could find the way back to Red Bird. So with Dick in the lead and Dave following, they set off for camp. Suffice it to say that the views from the top of the reclaimed strip mine were spectacular and the back country dirt roads just added to the adventure. Following dinner we met to plan for Tuesday, when we will be responsible for devotions and cleanup after breakfast and dinner. We then had time to visit the craft shop, read, talk, work on a picture puzzle, or just rest. Tomorrow will bring new adventures.
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