5 more miles for 46.

Camp - Woody End. A green floor in the wood, roofed by boughs of trees. To the east a steep shoulder falls, and we can overlook the river valley. The lights of the village of Woodhall seen below (ca. 11 p.m.).


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3 more miles today for a total of 32.

Road ahead runs fairly straight and level. Behind them it curves slightly. They encounter the first BLACK RIDER! Sam and Pippin hide in a hollow. Frodo behind a tree by road (ca.5 p.m.).


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Tallied another 5 miles from today and the day before
for a total of 29 miles

Road zig-zigs to top of a steep bank and goes down for the last time. Can see across Woody End to the Brandywine River. We stop to eat and rest (1:30-4:30 p.m.).


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3.5 miles for a total of 18

We have reached our first campsite and the end of the first true day.

Camp - In a firwood just over top of the hill. Sleep by a large tree. Fox sees us!

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Happy Birthday to Bilbo and Frodo ( Read more... )

For the first time seriously in months.  Fall approaches!  I may have made it though yet another summer.

I'm going to see Harry tonight in IMAX at nassau comm college.  Should be fantastic.  I haven't seen anything in IMAX since the air and space museum as a child, and I always enjoyed that.

I'm feeling a little better these days, memory is improving, though my short term memory is not great.  There is always a feeling of the one that got away...

I realized that today marks the 2 month countdown to the release of my big project.  I think the sheer terror of that realization has kicked me into high gear.  So.  2 full time jobs for the next 60 days and beyond.  With the energy of a slowly decaying floorboard.  Can I do it?  We'll see in two months time, then we'll see if anything good comes ( Read more... )