Good night's sleep, crazy with Wolf hopping bed to bed.
Nie morning. No hurry to do anything. Schedule says volcano hike today.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Friday, May 08, 2015 - 09:27 pm: Edit

Friday report. Pretty day.
Jean is sick but soldiers on as she can.
Got to volcano to learn Wolf would not be allowed in. Left without taking that hike.
Went to Malpais to learn the best trails were overflowing with students from school buses. Hiked half a mile over a nasty ancient lava field and lost interest.
Went to El Moro and took the main two mile trail. All of us barely survived. Very nice Rangers got Wolf a pan of water.
Back to the sanctuary to have a less than swell lunch. Then to lodge where Wolf drank a lot more water.
Quiet evening, munching small items for supper.

Tomorrow I will spend an hour or two cutting meat. Leanna will wreck the gift shop, Jean will rest, and Wolf will mark more territory.

Sunday is the fundraiser party then on Monday morning we will start home. Nine hours expected travel time.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Saturday, May 09, 2015 - 10:25 am: Edit

Saturday morning and it is snowing. It snowed most of the night. I am in no hurry to get out in that mess. Leanna is reading her kindle. Jean is sick and resting. Wolf has cabin fever.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Sunday, May 10, 2015 - 08:09 am: Edit

Saturday report. I was starting to get sick but went to lunch (bacon and eggs) and then went over to cut meat. That took over two hours as the hearts were still frozen. Then supper and increasing misery as I got sicker and sicker. I know from 63 years experience that I come down after 2 or 3 days after exposure, but Jean (desperate to avoid my threats of revenge) says that incubation is five days so we got it from the same third party before we left. I don't believe it. During the night Leanna announced that she had it.

The night was the most miserable in years.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Sunday, May 10, 2015 - 08:15 am: Edit

Sunday morning. Sick, miserable, trying to vomit, on my last of six handkerchiefs I brought the others being soaked. Leanna is functional for the moment so I asked her to wash out some of the old ones. Jean is trying to stay out of pistol range.

The event is at 12:30 but I have no idea if I will make it.

Death, take me now, it's better than having a raging bug/cold at 7500 feet in a forest with snow.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Sunday, May 10, 2015 - 06:41 pm: Edit

Sunday: Leanna and I made the short trip to Pine Hill and bought their entire stock of Dayquill. Taking some, I felt better and was able to complete my duties as Chef Steve. Leanna got the whole tour and got to go inside the cage with Zoerro. I missed the tour but went back to the lodge and went to sleep.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Monday, May 11, 2015 - 11:58 pm: Edit

We got home safely just before 7 tonight.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Friday, May 22, 2015 - 01:51 pm: Edit

I need 1,000 of you to email Jean this message:

RELEASE THE STEVE
GIVE HIM THE FACEBOOK PASSWORD

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Friday, May 22, 2015 - 03:33 pm: Edit

And the WHANGS have commenced...