June 30, 2009

Time is flying by too fast. I don’t want to go home tomorrow!

Today was an exciting day. We set an alarm so that we would be sure to get up a little earlier than yesterday to get out on the trails. We enjoyed a breakfast of leftover cinnamon rolls, sausage, grits, and fruit before heading to play another round of disc golf and hike the Outcroppings trail. We decided to play the disc golf course at the opposite end of the park from the one we played yesterday. We both agreed that this course is the slightly easier one of the two. Disc golf in the

mountainous regions is great fun! We really enjoyed hiking through the woods, over rocks, and through the trees (except for when our Frisbees went too far off course!). After finishing the game, we hiked the outcroppings trail. This trail seemed to divide into one trail after the next. We never were quite sure whether we were on the main trail or an off shoot, which would normally take us back to another part of the main trail. We enjoyed the journey very much, though, ending back where we began.

When we were finished with the trail, we headed back to the cabin to eat lunch and rest. We were so tired. We enjoyed a late lunch of leftover hot dogs, chips, and fruit before watching another movie on the laptop.

After a few more adventures, we cranked up the charcoal grill to grill chicken breasts for dinner. I had marinated them for several hours and seasoned them before sending them out with Ryan to grill them. We cooked the chicken, skewered vegetables, and potatoes to go with

heated breadsticks. When dinner was ready, the potatoes were NOT! So, we decided to let them keep cooking while we ate. We decided to save them for lunch tomorrow.

We finished dinner with some s’mores. Ryan couldn’t remember if/when he had ever had s’mores before, so I dutifully showed him how to make them. We cooked them over the charcoal grill and they tasted SO GOOD!