Yesterday

YESTERDAY was Monday. I went hiking with pumpkin pie lady. I had asked her to go early, so I could get back, do laundry, meet my counselor to register for classes. Well. We got lost up on Monte Sano.
We were up there lost for four hours. I wasn't wearing good shoes for four hours of hiking, and I'm paying for it big time now. I was wanting coffee and internet. I was wanting to stop walking but I think both of us needed to keep our forward momentum.
I ended up calling my sister, who pulled the trail map up and told us how to find the road.
We found the road, walked to her house, got her car, drove to the parking lot, I drove her other car to her house and she took me home.
Now my calves are so sore, and the muscles at the side of my knees, and my knees. But it was something else, to be up there for four hours . Saw a lot of lizards. A couple of babbling brooks. Nothing much else. Not another human for four hours. That is pretty amazing.
Next time we go I'm bringing coffee, maps, phone, compass, and food. And hiking boots.
Personally though, I"m somewhat disappointed we never got tot he point where we had to snuggle to keep each other warm through the night.
I thought about that, then I said out loud, "We could never get any sleep up here at night : it would be way too cold.
We'd have to keep moving."
Then she said, "Maybe we should sleep NOW."
I thought that was the funniest thing I ever heard. She's a hoot.