Waynesboro Ho!

We've had some shorter days lately and some pretty awe-inspiring views. One day, I caught up with T-Toe who thought she saw a tiny bear, but upon closer inspection I decided it was either a large squirrel or a marmot or something much less fear-invoking. We also came across a deer and her yearling (I think) and spent a few minutes walking slowly by the pair which were amazingly fearless of our presence. Last night, we had a super-sweet campsite near a waterfall, and almost had the entire shelter area to ourselves. T-toe threw a wicked bear-bag line, and my ramen noodles were da bomb with the dried veggies I received from Nicoal in the mail. Thank you, Nicoal, for making my alfredo ramen into Veggie-alfredo ramen. Right now, we're at a Lutheran church hostel in Waynesboro, Virginia, enjoying some movies, food, showers, and eventually a good night's sleep. Let me tell you about Waynesboro--two words: Ming Garden. I think we spent three hours in the buffet and saw a complete turnover of people twice. The library was nice, though I didn't dig the choice of romance novels they had for sale. Do people really read those? I've read some Star Trek novels in my time, so perhaps I shouldn't be talking... Anyway, life is good, and we should see T-Toe's mother on Saturday. We enter Shenandoah tomorrow, so we're going to fly from this point on. Maybe we'll finally see a bear (or a really huge chipmunk).... Sparky