Day 505: Post Quest Mess

We are in surprisingly good shape!  Although Steve had great pain in his hips on Wednesday and the heat nearly did me in on Thursday, we finished strong.  It's the first time in four years that he was able to  complete the entire hike, so he was very happy.

We were up early with  lots to do to put Quest to bed for another year.  First, I shook the leaves, mud and grass from the gloves, stuff sacks and cook kits, then started the washer.  It took four loads to wash all of those items.  Then we took the leftover food down to the Friendly Kitchen. Next year, we will cut down on the mashed potatoes, margarine and rice dishes to save money.   I mowed the lawn, Steve did the trim.  Then he serviced all the stoves, cleaned then and packed them away.  I stayed home to collect equipment from kids while he did the grocery shopping.  Only a third of the packs were returned today.  

Mary and I made a pilgrimage to Harvestview for flowers for the cemetery, a few herbs and plants for her pots.  I turned over the herb garden while Steve started on the accident reports.  We had twelve incidents that must be reported.  None were serious, but paperwork must accompany all of them.   The worst event happened to Alycia, one of the adults.  Some unknown bug bit her calf and it swelled up to twice the normal size.  He sent her home with Vince and then the ER.  Fortunately, meds relieved her discomfort.  I told her that her parents won't let her and Vince play with us anymore because twice they have had to take them to the hospital on Friday night.

 Finally, at 6:00, we stopped to relax and have a nice dinner out.

Some of the Quest mess in our garage.