June 20 Allenberry Playhouse Resort

The honeymooners told us about this resort they stayed in last year. A beautiful place that offers a huge discount to hikers. We hiked 113 miles in the last six days which earned us a Nero day- 8 miles into Boiling Springs. We are walking through farm fields right now and the temperature is in the upper 90s and humid. We hiked at 6am and loved the farms. EZ used to work on his Uncle Kenny's farm in Illinois when he was young. He was taking in deep breaths of the wonderful aroma of hay mixed with manure and reminiscing about the good old days. I could so see him as a farmer.

At home Mark has always been very focused on work. Since I bought Attuned Mind, I have as well. Being self employed and having had our share of hard times, it can be difficult to work less than 60-70 hours a week. It's a good thing until it becomes all there is. Out here we do have a job to do, walk enough miles each week to get us to Khatadin. This job requires little thought and leaves so much brain space. We have slowly been able to let go of that feeling that you can never do enough and be in the moment. I felt that freedom walking through the farm fields as the sun had just come up. Not just looking out at Gods creation but being a part of it.

Spent the evening with the Honeymooners. Went to the Tavern in town and found ourselves in a very expensive restaurant that was highly recommended. It was funny when Mark ordered thousand island dressing, the waiter said, "Russian?". Mark said, "tthousand island", "Russian?" the waiter was maybe 55 years old and acted a bit feminine and sarcastic. It's as if he was trying to coach us through the right way to order. So Mark finally agreed to the Russian unsure of what he was getting but certain he would eat anything. I had ordered Poppy Seed on the side and when I didn't like it asked for ranch. The waiter sternly said, "Why, everyone likes it. Let's stir it up and I am sure you will like it". When he walked away we started to laugh at this experience we were having. Of course, we were eating the rolls within minutes of him placing them on the table so we had him refilling the basket several times. When Mooner (that's how we refer to the husband in the Honeymooners) ordered his steak well done and asked for a bottle of ketchup, you should've seen the waiters face. Now we were just laughing out loud. I asked the waiter for a picture and we had a good time with it. I had the best dinner I've had since we left in March.

Enjoyed the town. There is a huge bubbling spring that fills the river running through town. The stream is filled with trout and brings fly fisherman in from a long ways. We returned to the lobby where a group had left some wine, crackers and cheese offering us to enjoy. We did and headed to bed. What a day!

Met Michelle by the river in the morning and talked with her about the hike. Also took a picture of Cheesewater enjoying the pool.

Rock Maze.