THE ADVENTURE DIDN’T HAPPEN AS PLANNED

THE ADVENTURE DIDN’T HAPPEN AS PLANNED

(2019)




THE ADVENTURE DIDN’T HAPPEN AS PLANNED

March through July 2019

About the adventure I mentioned earlier; we were planning to walk all the way across the United States. We were only going to cover about four states in 2019, then do some more states in 2020 and 2021 and then eventually finish the whole United States. But a few things happened. One big thing that happened is that da daddy now tells everyone that he makes plans in pencil. That way when things change, he just erases and writes something different. That seems to be working pretty well for us.

 Another thing that happened is da daddy started having trouble walking. He fell a few times and seemed like he hurt a lot in his back. Then he rode in a chair with wheels. He went to see a bunch of different doctors and one of them finally said he had “spinal stenosis.” Then he went to see these people called “physical therapists” and I’m pretty sure they were magic, because after about three months da daddy could walk again pretty well. He has exercises he is supposed to do, and da mommy keeps reminding him. He just says, “I know.” That’s because he’s really smart, even smarter than me, I think. He knows a lot of things.

 Something else happened while we were supporting Mommy on the Florida Trail in March and da daddy was not able to walk. We got a call from a friend in Hot Springs, North Carolina who said she needed help right away. She works at Laughing Heart Hostel on the Appalachian Trail, and she needed someone to manage it. It was getting very busy. So da daddy and da mommy said “okay,” and we headed to Hot Springs to manage the hostel for a few months. They thought it would be good because they could make a little money and da daddy could see those magic doctors and get better. It all worked out well. We were there from the middle of March till August 1.



 We decided that the walk across the United States would wait for another time when Daddy is able to walk better and the three of us can do it together. Or, there has been talk about riding bicycles instead and “pulling Chigger in a trailer.” Huh? I get a little uneasy when I hear that. But as long as I’m with them I’m sure it will be fine.

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