Five Days!

Are you tiring of my countdown?  You'll only have to deal with it for FIVE MORE DAYS!!!

Can you believe it?  All these months of planning and daydreaming and Guinness drinking are coming to an end.  It's almost time to pull on those boots, strap on that pack and start hiking!

The Dingleberry Forest Gods have tried to help me prepare in small ways.  Our usually bright blue skies have been overcast and painted in moody greys since the weekend.  We've actually had rain, too.  (A rare thing here.)  The sky resembles what we will see across the pond...but it's going to be very different.

I've been watching the weather on the peninsula.  I know we're in for some high winds, blowing sideways rain and cool temps.  It's been a steady 55 (low 40's at night) with some rain, but they've had beautiful clear days, too.  The forecast for the start of our walk is low sixties and rain.  For me and the Goo (that's my girl), that is perfect walking weather.

We love walking in the rain.  Even the sideways kind that stings the face.  It certainly reminds you that you're alive.  Maybe it's because we don't get much rain here or maybe we're just odd, but rainy walks are the best walks for us.  I'm confident we'll have a healthy diet of them next week.  (Doesn't that sound smashing?  "Next week"?!)

I just need to plow through the next few days of work and then...well, then the magic happens.