I’ve concentrated these posts on the travel & walking, shortchanging some other cultural observations, like food, drink, etc. As we are now headed back to Lisbon, those things may get more attention. Events elsewhere have colored our experience here. This next part is personal. Some reader may find it interesting, or in the future we may appreciate the reminder of these things. Jan & Bruce have been particularly concerned about the impact of Hurricane Helene the last few days. A couple weeks before we left & just before his 96th birthday, my dad began hospice care. We went to see him on his birthday. It was not at all clear that he was any closer to death. On our first day here we were shocked to learn that a beloved friend since college died due to consequences of cancer. Our thoughts the first two days were on Terry, her family, and our mutual friends. She was active, adventurous, loving, fun, and until last spring, healthy. She’s on the left in this photo. Thursday, Dad’...
I came home from basketball this morning and logged my walking for this week on the Anthem Rewards: Awesome Adeventure page. I'm still in Virginia, and got curious about where in Virginia. Apparently, I recently crossed the James River. Here's a link to a National Park Service map (in pdf) of the Appalachian Trail. This week I'm somewhere between the Priest and Reed's Gap. Katahdin is a long, long way away.
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