After 11 weeks of the single life, I got tired of talking to the dog and decided to make a pilgrimage to the AT to find the mountain men, and to provide some trail magic. (Sean's requests were for: 1. The NY Times, 2. Economist magazine, 3. several books, and 4. last, but not least, chocolate chip cookies. These requests were granted, with the addition of clean clothes for "city life" so I would not be embarassed to be seen with them in public!)
So, after winding my way from Maine to Massachusetts to New Jersey, I ended up in New Tripoli, PA on Route 309, waiting for Mark and Sean to arrive. They were standing in the parking lot of a hotel-restaurant, and were a sight for sore eyes. They were a blast to the noses as well, as they were quite pungent, to put it mildly! We all piled into the car, and headed for Lancaster, PA, for some well earned R&R at the Boley's. Great food, showers, laundry, and conversation occurred over the weekend, as well as a trip the the local theater for a performance by Bill Cosby. As Sean has described, Mark was the skinniest I have ever seen him. I did not complain once about the amount of food he was eating; actually I was encouraging him to eat more! That is a first :)
He also had a fever, so my nursing skills were put to use, and gradually he improved over the weekend. Grocery shopping ensued, with the addition of some Indian food in a box that looked like good easy trail food. A change for the tast buds seemed appropriate. Tim Boley also donated some MRE's (Army issued meals ready to eat,) which Mark and Sean reported to be very good in their phone call last night. Kathy and I delivered them back to the AT on Monday, July 1st, waving and honking the horn as they trudged off into the woods.
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