July 21: Leaving again

We are leaving today. Yesterday morning, we finished up all our errands -- boxing up food, packaging resupply containers, sorting through our bounce box, showered, shaved, ready to go. Then, we sat down and realized that we could finally just relax. So we did, and stayed another day. We spent a lazy afternoon laying around in Irving Park, eating ice cream, then later we cooked veggies for dinner for Tom and Joe back at the house. Now, it's Thursday. The brief break has turned into four solid days. When Tom comes down we'll pile into his little brown pick-up and, by way of some delectable coffee shop, make our way east and return our bodies and minds to the trail at Eagle Creek.