Hillary 2017

Lots of training in the months previous

The Big Day arrives - sending the team off for the 5-day Hillary competition

The 2017 Team

A few pictures of the event:



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2 days of 1-hour initiatives, followed by a 2-day rogaine, and then a 1-day multisport race.

Prizegiving.  Oak looked down and chewing on his tongue
when they announced that no team had ever won by a wider margin.  

Haka from the younger boys to honor the team after prizegiving.
A group of 13 HIllary hopefuls, including Mercy, played a lot of cards,
jumped in freezing waterfalls, and got inspired.  

a 2-day vacation, of sorts, for Mike and me along with some awesome friends

Goodbye to Tongariro

For Mike and me, the entire experience was capped off
as we listened to Oak and Noah swap stories when Noah called on Mother's Day.  

Books

 "The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there" 
I'll take a pass on the plural marriage, but I like the idea of accepting tithing credits
in exchange for big volunteer jobs!