Dear Friends,
With laden carriage and tearful goodbyes we began our Greate Journie this Tuesday the 4th of August at 4pm. There was much this week that remained to be done, and there was no shortage of internal speculation on my part as to the abilities of myself and my dear partner Aleisha to accomplish all of the tasks necessary for our departure in a timely fashion. However we were availed by the winds of fortune and all loose ends were more or less tied by the time of our departure. We arrived in Dunsmuir at approximately 8:30 in the evening to a warm house, a clean bed, and a hot meal, luxuries I shall much miss while on the road. The next morning we got off to a late start, continuing on to picayune lake where we met Aleisha’s mom, Feather, her step dad, Bob, and Lewis, a family friend. Traversing the road to the lake was no mean feat, requiring much wincing in empathetic pain as we bottomed out several times and acquired several new squeaks and creaks. The remainder of the day was spent kayaking, swimming (with significant attention spent to avoiding the lake monster), hiking, and listening to many tales of fancy from Lewis. That night I soundly trounced Aleisha at horseshoes (7-0) and we slept in full view of the lake. This morning I woke before the sun had crested the top of the surrounding hills and we watched as the sun heated lake picayune, creating steam which was then blown, swirling, across the lake. I sit now, safely indoors, as rain pours down outside and thunder booms in the distance eating eggs and toast. I trust that you are all doing well and in good health, please do not hesitate to respond with news from your corner of the earth. Until next time.
Pickles
Mileage to date: 269
Times locked out: 0
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