These are from the first day: Docked for the night in St. Paul:

The rough waters were a little too much yesterday, so we pulled onto an Island for a few hours. We made repairs and improvements to the Sea ...

We just swing through Wabisha for breakfast and a few suppliles. Mother Nature isn't quite so kind today. We have got headwinds and wave...

I typed this one up last night when we were out of internet service. Sorry for the wait: We woke up early yesterday, around 7 am, and headed...

We got up at 4 am to finish getting ready. We left Diamond Lake about 8 am. My dad Bruce, his buddy Bruce Moe, and Matt's dad Jon drov...

We launch tomorrow (Saturday 7-11-08) at noon onto the Minnesota river from Bloomington. If you want to see the raft in action, come for the...

"I'll just say it wasn't quite ready for whitecaps. Ben will have to tell that story." We were so anxious to put the raf...

We strapped a 9.8hp outboard on it and motored around Diamond Lake. All systems are go. We picked up some folks and had a few drinks to ch...

The raft is nearing completion. These pics show the barrels being strapped on, the cabin being built, and the first bench being installed. ...