Those who know me may well have some difficulty grasping the concept of what I’m about to say but say it I must. Once in a while…and a rare while it may be…. I do shut up from my endless story telling long enough to listen to someone else’s stories of adventure. Recently I had the greatest pleasure to hear Mikes and so I’d like to shut up long enough again to tell you a little something about his . Mike McInnis is someone I had opportunity of working with recently at the Home Depot as he recuperated an injury while in the midst of his adventure. I have an affinity if you may and an admiration of adventurers even though many of them have a serious flaw… and that being that their adventures are nothing more than self indulgent entertainment. But not Mikes….Mikes adventure has the potential of making a positive impact on the way things are, on lives of people he doesn’t even know and so this is different….this holds importance to our own and so must be elevated above normal adventuring.
Due to Mikes own battle with cancer he came to meet children robbed of their childhood in their fight with the disease and being what he is….he just wanted to help in some way with meaning. In his own words Mike is not a Doctor or Scientist….just a one time construction worker from Cape Cod and so Mike decided that raising $100,000 for the cause of children with cancer a worthy endeavor. Mike then decided to paddle a kayak from Texas to Cape Cod on a fundraiser in the hopes that at the end of that 3600 mile paddle he will have attained that goal.
I’m wishing you a perpetual wind at your stern on this expedition Mike McInnis and whether you attain that $100,000 goal or not your adventure …and life…has had an important impact. I so envy that….and I thank you very much.
You can follow Mikes progress on Face Book or Google him at Kayak4kids…please do.
