We woke up after a good night's sleep and saw what had been predicted - 100% chance of rain! Once again, we are getting a chance to "test our equipment," and feel that any weather in the days ahead will be better than this. We are filled with gratitude that we had planned this "layover recovery day" into our schedule and that we are not trail runners racing today.
We are using the day to rest, repack, and mourn the couple items we either forgot (Kevin and Kris forgot their pack rain covers) or decided, in the interest of lightening our packs, sent with the suitcase we left at hotel (Betsy left the Starbucks coffee packs and the traveling water heater wand in suitcase - Betsy and Kris were cursing that decision this morning!)
We were thinking this morning about the famous poem by Maya Angelou that contains this line
"I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights."
We decided to re-write it to: "You can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles pouring rain on a long-awaited hike, no coffee first thing in the morning, and the fact that a few important items were left at home."
We're handling the above just fine!
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