AT 45 - 10th May (504.3)

Maple sap

Fat Man squeeze. I fitted!!!

 500 miles done. Can’t believe it. Landscape changed completely this afternoon. It’s called the highlands. Very spectacular. Rocky, barren, wild ponies. And did I mention rocky, very tough on feet and knees!! Hot sun also so got cooked. Got to camp and river right beside it. Deep pool so had to swim #8. Someone else had a fire so sat around and chatted and marshmallows for anyone who wanted one. I actually traded spinach and blueberries for red wine, since my wine was gone. Winner. You’ll all the thinking that I’m living it up out here. It’s the little things that can outweigh the aches and pains. 

Observation thought. 

Size doesn’t matter, it how you use it. 

There is a small woodpecker that seems to peck on hollow trees. It sounds like a Kongo hammer. You’d swear it was a bird like an eagle pounding an oil drum. Then there is a larger woodpecker about a foot long and he pecks live trees. You hear him but the sound is duller. Never worry about size.