We’ve sure been able to check out our new tent for how it holds up to rain. For the second night in a row, we got some rain, but it had stopped by the time Bunny awoke around 9. She then, allowed me to make her breakfast. It was at this point, something very strange happened. Bunny got lit on fire.
Not in the “help! I’m burning” sense. More in the sense of she started moving at a frantic pace to get ready. She was entirely packed before I even finished eating. I had checked the weather forecast a couple days ago that disagreed with the forecast Bunny was operating on. My forecast said Wednesday was our best chance for rain. Bunny’s said yesterday. She was ready to rock. Plus, she hadn’t been out of the tent, yet, to go to the bathroom (the true motivator!)
While she was out relieving herself, my forecast kicked in. I went ahead and finished packing thinking we’d wait until after the rain to get going. Bunny came back, crawled into the vestibule, and checked the current forecast. It showed rain ending in an hour. We waited.
One hour turned to two. The new forecast called for thunderstorms. I knew we were done. We’ve been known to take zero days to avoid storms. I’m sure this would be no exception. Bunny unpacked her sleeping pad and took off her clothes. What choice did I have. I set my bed back up and took a nap. We’ve put in 3 solid days where we have been awake for almost 12 hours each day. We deserved a day of rest and recovery. Bunny slept. I obeyed.
When the thunderstorm did start, I was afraid Bunny was going to make a new hole in the bathtub of the tent as she tried to burrow underneath me. I have never seen anyone as afraid of storms as she is. I got in trouble because I wasn’t worried and continued to sleep.
EFG
Glad to see you are back on a trail at last. I’m guessing you are done by now. What’s next?
We are well and I get a haircut next Monday.
Hey Sue, I’ll finish up these post on the LBL and then we’re heading back to the PCT next week. Hope you two are well.