How does this sound for an idea for an outing with the boys? 1. Travel to the Simbu Province in the rugged highlands of Papua New Guinea. 2. Take a 4WD road up to a village set between very high, steep mountains. Take pictures on the way. 3. Set up came in a traditional men's house, constructed of genuine bush materials, like kunai grass for the roof and woven split bamboo for the walls. 4. Make & eat pizzas. 5. Knot-tying lesson. 6. Devotion (object lesson using rope tricks & scriptures). 7. Sleep in bush house. 8. Rise just before dawn when the cicadas start to sing at 5:45. 9. Eat cereal & fruit for breakfast. 10. Hike down into a steep valley for a couple of hours. 11. Explore a burial cave & tribal wartime hiding cave. 12. Hike down to the river, about 200 meters below, then along the river, in and out of it, to a suspension footbridge, to check out the scenery. Enjoy the waterfall on the way, but don't slip off the edge. 13. Hike up to top of ridge & enjoy spectacular scenery. 14. Hike across ridge & back down to another river & swim in it. 15. Eat lunch at the river. 16. Hike back up the mountain to the village. 17. Rest a few minutes, clean up, rehydrate, etc. 18. Drive to cliff face with deep limestone cave in it & climb up to cave. 19. Explore cave back to about 1 km depth, then come back out. 20. Climb back down cliff, with local guides spotting & pointing out foot & hand holds. 21. Eat a feast of traditional native foods, including sweet potatoes, assorted greens & ferns, & several kinds of meat. 22. Catch fire-flies & light off firecrackers. 23. Devotion on wisdom & sing around fire (in three languages). 24. Eat popcorn & sing more. 25. Sleep in bush house. 22. Rise, eat breakfast & walk to church. 23. After church, prepare & eat lunch. 24. Take 4WD trail to a high ridge & launch paper airplanes. 25. Drive to another high suspension bridge & enjoy the view. 26. Drive back to village. Kitchen duty team prepare supper while others walk to river swimming hole & explore a third cave. 27. Eat supper & clean up. 28. Devotion time on the fear of the Lord. 29. Make s'mores (or a similar thing from available ingredients) & share them with village hosts. 30. Listen to a clan elder talk about life before & after contact with Christian missionaries & other whiteskinned people, with his son translating to English. 31. Sleep in men's house. 32. Rise, eat breakfast. 33. Pack up & drive to a hotel about half way home, swim in the pool & eat lunch. 34. Stop in the last city before coming home to buy ice cream cones. 35. Deliver boys back to parents, go home. 36. Eat, shower, rest sore muscles.
We just did that. I have GOT to get in better shape! Good night. _______ List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: http://eBible.org/rangernet/faq.htm To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://eBible.org/subscribe.htm
