Day 1210: Four calls

This morning we made a bet.  How many calls from parents will we get?  Four, we predicted.  And four it was.  All legitimate and sensible questions and lovely, polite people.  So, we're grateful for that cause it's not always the case.

Tonight was Kyle's senior recital.  He chose to stay at Fredonia State and study percussion when he could have gone anywhere.  The first selection was Broken Branch Rag, an ensemble piece where Kyle played xylophone and two others played vibraphone and glockenspiel.  It was an interesting combination of instruments and they played them in unconventional ways.  At one point, a performer was using a violin bow to scrape the edge of a cymbal.

Then there were a couple snare drum numbers and two more on marimba.  He finished up with an unusual, but very traditional choice.  Moon River, his own arrangement, of course, but delightful.    The whole show was outstanding!

James is in charge of opening the parks, so Steve texted him about making sure the lavatories were open tomorrow.  After he went to check them out, he reported that the water is not turned on after all. So, the crew defied the mayor.  He asked them to turn on the water, they said ok, and then ignored him.  So that means tomorrow over a hundred people will be peeing in the park woods when perfectly good toilets sit unused nearby.  So harmful for the environment and so very inconsiderate to our backpackers, the neighbors and the entire community.

I understand the concern about consuming animal products, I really do.  But, why aren't we more concerned about eating sodium aluminum phosphate or mono calcium phosphate?  Anyway, we did find a brand of pancake mix without eggs and milk.  Finding products for the vegans has actually been less trouble than the gluten free diet.  

Tonight, to relax, we're watching The Best of Saturday Night Live.  I think my favorite male cast member is Will Ferrell.  My favorite female is harder to pin down...Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon.  Course, the early performers were great too.  The whole point is to keep our minds off tomorrow's hike.

We're over sixty miles for the month.  Winter coats, gloves and a scarf were necessary on our walk today because of the terrible cold and wind.    Please let us have warmth again!