My last day in Vermont heaven. Hike this morning was an easy one. I actually wore tennis shoes this time. It was a long one-around 4 miles, but not many steep hills. Of course, we had Manhattan woman with us, who usually is way behind everyone else. One guide ends up staying with her the whole time. And she apparently complained there was no bathroom facilities on the route. Yeah, really. However, she is also the one who thought Appalachian Trail hikers stay in hotels in the evenings. Think we is perfect to deal with the jungles of New York City.
Headed back for a lunch of onion soup and caesar salad. not sure how low cal the salad was...
Did water aerobics in the afternoon and realized my body was exhausted. Guess 25 miles of hiking in a week finally caught up. Dinner:steak, stuffed portabello mushroom with quinoa and brown rice and steamed veggies.
Day ended with a hiking guide who plays the mandolin. Perfect for a week with snow lovers who try and make a living on the off season. And its not easy. many of the those working for thr spa work many jobs in the off season until the snow season opens up on December 1. Closes on May 1. They had 80 feet of snow this season. And Killington's population goes from 500 to 20000 during ski season. They make lots of money.
So, I went to check out tonight so I could avoid the rush and lo and behold, Ms.Manhattan was at the desk...yelling at the front desk clerk. So surprizing eh? She felt she should NOT be charged for 5 days of hiking when she only did 4. Because, if we could remind her, she was LATE. A sweety named Larissa (teacher heading to Boston to teach) mentioned she should be reminded that she had her own persoal guide everyday she was here.
So, back to the land of beautiful tomatoes and corn. It's been a great ride..feel good, energetic, healthy, calm....just what I wanted...
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