Pittsburg NH!!

It’s our first day here and it’s really pretty.   When we arrived last night it was too dark to really see the area around us but it’s beautiful.   The trailer/cabin is up on the top of a hill overlooking a big, blue lake.  Johnny’s place here is nice.  It is both a trailer and a cabin.  They set the trailer on the land and built a cabin around it giving the place far more space than the traditional trailer.  Johnny was kind enough to give us the room with the full size bed while he took the pull out couch last night.   Luckily the night cooled down quite a bit and the place was actually quite comfortable by the time we went to bed.   Though tired from the drive, we retired a bit later staying up a bit to play some cards.  Once in bed, it took me forever to fall asleep.  Dave and I felt tight on the full bed rather than the queen.  How did we spend more than a year on a twin?

They let me sleep in a bit this morning though so I was able to get the rest that I needed.  After lunch we went for a walk.  There aren’t any walking trails here like I expected but we turned down a side street that said that there would be a one lane bridge 3 miles away.   We figured, “3 miles is manageable.  Let’s try it not fully realizing that the majority of it would be uphill.”  Apparently the road this campground is on is in the midst of a valley.  No matter which way we went, it was an uphill climb.   We got about 2 miles mostly uphill before realizing that we would have to walk down the other side of the hill if we wanted to get to the bridge.  Knowing that would mean climbing up it again on the way back we decided to turn around agreeing to take the car down later.

Man, that was a walk there and back! We stretched our already aching limbs a bit before making ourselves some peanut butter cookie and chocolate ice cream sandwiches.   They were soo incredibly good.  We might have eaten all the calories we had just burned but between the heat and the exhaustion from walking, those ice cream sandwiches were just what we needed.   Afterward, we jumped in the car and drove the twenty or so minutes to the border of Canada determining that we would need to make a trip to Quebec soon with a stop here so it’s not a full eight hours drive in one day.  Along the way we stopped at a couple spots near different lakes and got some really cool photos.   At the moment, I don’t know how to take them from my camera to my computer but Dave’s going to figure it out.  I’ll post them later.

For now though, we are grilling some dinner and Dave and Johnny are practicing their Beirut game for later this evening.   The plan is that after dinner we will take the drive to town, post this, check emails (see if Katie had her baby), and then head back.  It’s so strange being away from the internet and cell phone reception.   I like it a lot; however, I just wish there was a way to breakthrough for emergency situations.   I hate not being able to be notified is something is wrong.  This is good practice for me though.  Rather enjoyable practice.  At least Dave is with me and that helps a great deal.  Hope all is well back home!