I awoke this morning to the
thought that it was the last day of the wagon train adventure. I was on duty to serve breakfast so I got to
work packing up my sleeping gear and doing a final sort to prepare for the
parade later this morning.
Then I headed to the chuck wagon
to let them know I was ready and available while I went for a cup of
coffee. Getting coffee early ensures that
you don’t get a cup full of grounds!
Seems like a lot of people slept
in this morning because the parade is not until 10 am. The breakfast crowd was much smaller than
usual and service was over fairly quickly.
I then had my breakfast, a bowl of oatmeal with raisins and prunes and
added a lot of milk to my coffee. Then off for the last time taking down the
tent and packing up onto the baggage wagon.
Gradually the rest of the camp got
underway but I had plenty of time to do one more sketch for my collection. I have had a few requests to share my art
which is very flattering.
By 10 we were all dressed in
period outfits and ready to walk the parade through the town of
Carrington. It was a pretty 1 hour walk
with people lined up on the streets to wave to us.
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| waiting for the bus |
Then it was back to the camp site
for lunch and final packing up and then waiting for the bus to take us back to
Jamestown. It was a good time to collect
a final few emails for the people that I want to stay connected with.
The bus trip to our cars parked in the field
at Fort Seward took about 1.5 hours. I
want to look at the map given us by the leaders of the adventure to see how far
we actually traveled on the wagon train.
Final collecting of my luggage and
stowing it in my car and it was time to say goodbye to my wagon train
family. So long! It has been fun. But all things come to an end and now it is
on to the next event for all of us.
A short drive brought me to the motel where I registered for the night. I brought all my camping gear into the room
and began the process of sorting and putting away for car camping mode. The big job was taking all the dirty laundry
to the laundromat (just across the parking lot). After several times back and forth finally
all was washed and dried.
Now some time for catching up on my
correspondence and working on my pictures and travel blogs.
It was so grand to take a shower
and wash my hair! After basin sponge
baths all week it felt like a really marvelous treat.
Now lights out and sleep in a real bed!
Renate Dundys Marrello
Link to more photos
My face book Reflections Page
Link to more photos
My face book Reflections Page
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| Morning at the camp site |
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