Earlier this evening I received another funny comment on my blog and it was from Nancy J. Bailey, the fabulous author of The North Side Of Down: A True Story Of Two Sisters. And like the other comments it made me laugh out loud. So, since there isn't much to write about tonight I'm posting these comments in case you haven't read them. Then I will write another short version of my day.
Mari of the NoMads said...
Nancy, my feet are
blistering from walking the Appalachian Trail vicariously with you and your
sister! (You can tell which version I have to believe, right?)
Obviously I
didn't buy the $$$ hiking boots. :(
How much further are 'we' going to walk?
My 'dogs' are 'barking'!
LOL, Mari! Not to worry.
Before we started hiking I had secretly arranged for your sweet husband David
to fly his helicopter in and pick us up, on top of the mountain, first thing in
the morning. So hang in there. Your "dogs" will be fine, because they
are Heelers.
And don't forget that next Saturday we will most likely be hiking
the PCT (Pacific Coast Trail)!
P.S. Buy stock in M&M's!
******
Eileen said...
Wow, Nancy, we actually
stopped at the only place on the Appalachian Trail that has a dog pen on it! I
can tell by my fat cheeks that the pic was taken when I had my mouth full of
M&Ms!
So you're the one who ate
all of our M&M's!
******
I'm jealous. *I* want to
walk the Appalachian Trail. *I* want new hiking boots. *I* want a mouthful of
M&Ms. *I* want to astonish all the other hikers by being the oldest person
out there. .............Okay. Maybe not the last part.
Hi Nancy! I am still
laughing about you being jealous. I love your book so much and I am jealous of
your fabulous writing skills, so I guess that makes us even?
Until my new
green, long sleeve Appalachian Trail Hiker t-shirt gets delivered to me! Keep
writing and laughing.
P.S. My new Appalachian
Trail Hiker t-shirt should arrive by next week and I can't wait! Then I guess
you'll be "green" with envy...
******
Today has been great even though my back is aching. Early this afternoon Mari and David picked me up, in one of their helicopters and flew me back to the Appalachian Trail, so I could climb another mountain, but this time wearing my new "45lbs." backpack. In other words, "I was packin' it."
It took me less than an hour to climb up to the summit and then walk back down and I am so glad that I took my hiking stick with me, that Tony custom made for me, because it kept me from slipping, sliding and falling down.
Before my good friends flew me back home to Tony tonight they had taken these two pictures of me taking off on the famous trail and when I had returned.
And to say the least—its been a long day. And that is about it for tonight, because I am fixin' to lean back and rest my back on Mari's pretty, pink, sheepskin, that she gave to me several years ago and read more of Nancy's great book.
Y'all have a great evening!
2 comments:
Those big cypress trees you're standing & waving in front of seem vaguely familiar to me. Do you know why? Will you be flown back here by Mari's husband in his helicopter for lunch tomorrow at Koyote Grill, by any chance?
I'm already home and will be at Koyote tomorrow. I look forward to seeing you and telling you "the rest of the story!"
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