And they're off... well not really

Ready, set,... hold on. Well, we should be on our way by now, but as they say, timing is everything. This past Wednesday was supposed to be our leave date, but circumstances conspired and it was also the date Tammara's mom, Trudy, went in for serious back surgery. The situation had been developing for quite some time and reached a critical situation last week when she was admitted to the Glens Falls hospital with severe spinal stenosis and a staph-infection in the spine as well. So, we have put our trip on hold for a bit to help Trudy through the crisis and see that she is on the road to recovery before we hit our road. In the mean time, it doesn't make much sense to sit around at home waiting for news from the hospital, while we both have all this time off. Our friends Don and Annie have generously offered us the use of their camp on Raquette Lake in the Adirondacks while we figure out what to do next. It's only an hour or so from Glens Falls and has a phone, so it is a great option.

Our plans for the trip have already shuffled, we cancelled our Boundary Waters canoe permit, since we would have had to be there by Monday, and that just isn't going to happen. We are trying to stay positive and know that we still have plenty of time and lots of other great places we can visit, but we are quite disappointed none the less.

So, we are off to the Adirondacks, as if it's the first leg of the trip. We have organized all the gear we will need for a three month adventure...

And miraculously it all fit quite neatly in the car.

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