4/28/06 – Our first new crew member for the 2006 season has arrived. Corey Belt is from Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. He has been traveling the world for the last eight years, visiting nearly forty countries. He has lived and worked in Japan, Chile, Mexico, and New Zealand. He speaks conversational Japanese and Spanish. He is a kayaker, hiker, sailor, scuba diver, and guitar player.

Corey bonds with Homer and the new canoes.