Pretty big day around here. Last day of the school year, and yes, I was just arm-sweeping stuff into boxes and cramming it into the closet at around 4:00 this afternoon...got my room taken apart once again. Just in the nick.
Nathan and I ran to Ithaca to pick up some last minute tech-wick shirts for our trip tomorrow! Whoo hooo!! It's sinking in finally and it's 8:00 and I still need to pack. Great Britain here we come! Tomorrow we fly to Manchester and make our way to the East end of Hadrian's Wall.
Sunday we commence our 84 mile hike along the path of this ancient structure. Robin, Nathan and I will be taking this journey on foot. Missing from our party will be Christian and Faith. No kidding. Those are their names. Christian is Robin's roommate from McGill and Faith is his college-aged daughter. We were originally planning on joining them for this 50th birthday hike. Christian has been dreaming of this birthday hike for years, and will be celebrating his birthday one day next week while we are hiking. Unfortunately, he wrecked his knee while dancing at a Tokyo American Club benefit dance for the tsunami victims last month, and has had to cancel his trip. His wife described him lately as "Mr. Grumpy Pants." Frankly, I don't blame him one bit.
We will be armed with life-sized pictures of Christian's smiling face, and will be sure to have him join us in photos whenever possible. Stay tuned for tales of adventure and history. Lots of great photos and stories of the people we meet. Getting geared up for all kinds of weather (bring it on!), chips, crisps and pints of ale. It'll be off the hook!
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