In addition to watching coverage of the developing hurricane in the Atlantic, we spent Friday catching up on stuff for NOMADS and back in Alabama, writing reports and paying bills, etc. We also had to go to Mauston to pick up some plumbing parts for one of the houses where we are working. While there we went back to Carr Valley Cheese to buy a few thing to take with us when we leave. And of course since we were so close we had to stop at Culver’s for their flavor of the day.
Too many cheese choices
Another stop at Culver’s
We took advantage of the great weather and made Saturday a tourist day.
On Saturday morning it was 20 degrees cooler here than back at our house in Alabama. 🙂
We got to enjoy the last sunrise of August when we got up early to help Roxy cook for the 15 person VIM team that came in Friday night.
On Saturday morning Roxy cooked biscuits and gravy and eggs. On Sunday morning she prepared a pancake breakfast with eggs for the volunteers.
Saturday afternoon we decided to visit Devils Lake State Park, about an hour south of New Lisbon.
Apparently the East Bluff at Devils Lake SP is a popular climbing spot. We saw these climbers and several groups of people bouldering.
East Bluff Trail
We stopped several times along the East Bluff Trail to enjoy the scenery.
Labor Day weekend may not have been the best time to visit Devils Lake. We had to drive past several parking lots just to find a parking spot.
One of the popular destinations at Devils Lake SP is Balanced Rock. It was not as big as we thought is would be.
The Balanced Rock Trail was steep and rocky. In some places there are narrow steps. We had to wait several times for traffic jams to clear. That part reminded us of our hike to Angel’s Landing in Zion National Park.
Our team shared meals this weekend with the VIM team. It was great to get to know them and hear about their ministry.
Tom presented Betty with an anniversary gift of a drywall rasp. Well, it is what she asked for.
The VIM team continued their work on Sunday and accomplished quite a bit on the house they are helping build. We took the opportunity to enjoy our last worship service with the congregation of Winding Rivers. Today Pastor Deb continued her series titled “My Big Fat Mouth” with a sermon on gossiping and lying.
It was a little sad for us and the congregation today to realize that this is our last Sunday to worship with them.
We joined Christopher (a local handy man who has been working at Rhonda’s while we were there) and his wife Christina at a local restaurant for lunch on Sunday.
It’s been a wonderful and busy weekend. Hope your Labor Day Weekend is great too. We work tomorrow. Only four work days left for 2019 and so much left to do.
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