4 days to go

took a training hike on massachusettts own camino the bay circuit trail. While I walked through the woods I thought about going into walpole, I decided i would try to look at walpole as if it were a foreign land. found a gem, redwing diner, the interior is a real diner, it was originally railway car. best clam chowder I ever had. Ended with beer at the ravens nest.

 

Eight days to go

All good plans aren’t followed so I expected to have gone on a great number of training hikes by now and I’ve only gotten two though I did one in the pouring rain so I did learn how my rain gear worked. I am now testing whether I can do my blog on the iPhone. The picture is of my gear piled in the corner all carefully weighed designed to be less than 15 pounds,

Preparing for the trip

There are 10 days until the start of my trip.  All my plans for training hikes were for nought. I only took one eight mile hike. It went well but not the 12 miles I planned.  I have bought all the equipment and I am psyched but nervous.  I can’t wait to begin. The first step was to retire! Here is the cake I got from the PETAL network, my largest project. Looks official!