Mountain Climbing!
So--took the class on a field trip today. We climbed a mountain.
Yes, really. We climbed Bald Pate Mountain, and the term "trail" only loosely applied to the upper half. There was a whole stretch where I made my group go ahead of me and we were holding onto trees to get up the hill and I thought I might have to catch someone.
As it turns out, I didn't! We made it to the top and it did NOT rain (as it's threatened all week)--in fact, I have a slight sunburn! Woo!
Of course, it's May in Maine, so there were a ZILLION black flies and TICKS EW. (But not on me!) Some of the kids saw deer, rabbits and even a moose! It was gorgeous.
And no one was hurt, lost or thrown off the mountaintop. I would call that a success. (Perhaps I will post some pics tomorrow or something.)
Then I came home, showered and had to be a hostess. My mother's cousin and her husband are visiting from Oslo, Norway and we had them up for dinner.
By the time desert was served, I started having to fight to keep my eyes open.
OH MY LORD I AM MORE TIRED THAN I CAN REMEMBER BEING EVER. Also, I *HURT* EVERYWHERE. My HAIR and my EYELASHES and my TOENAILS hurt!! Muscles I didn't know I HAD hurt!
In case it's not obvious, I do not climb mountains everyday!! >_< Ooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwie.
I am going to go collapse into bed and sleep for ten to twelve hours.
No, really.
Yes, really. We climbed Bald Pate Mountain, and the term "trail" only loosely applied to the upper half. There was a whole stretch where I made my group go ahead of me and we were holding onto trees to get up the hill and I thought I might have to catch someone.
As it turns out, I didn't! We made it to the top and it did NOT rain (as it's threatened all week)--in fact, I have a slight sunburn! Woo!
Of course, it's May in Maine, so there were a ZILLION black flies and TICKS EW. (But not on me!) Some of the kids saw deer, rabbits and even a moose! It was gorgeous.
And no one was hurt, lost or thrown off the mountaintop. I would call that a success. (Perhaps I will post some pics tomorrow or something.)
Then I came home, showered and had to be a hostess. My mother's cousin and her husband are visiting from Oslo, Norway and we had them up for dinner.
By the time desert was served, I started having to fight to keep my eyes open.
OH MY LORD I AM MORE TIRED THAN I CAN REMEMBER BEING EVER. Also, I *HURT* EVERYWHERE. My HAIR and my EYELASHES and my TOENAILS hurt!! Muscles I didn't know I HAD hurt!
In case it's not obvious, I do not climb mountains everyday!! >_< Ooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwie.
I am going to go collapse into bed and sleep for ten to twelve hours.
No, really.