Food for 14 days?

Hello all. I've been spending the morning sorting and planning my food needs. 14 days X 3 meals a day = a lot. I do have tons of tea bags and hot chocolate captured from many hotels stays in the last few months at work. And something called Sport Tea that my brother sends me from Colorado. Drink a cup, and you get a great lift in spirits, and your whole body vibrates for about 15 minutes. I don't know what the hell is in the stuff, but I do know that I'll reach for it on those cold rainy mornings when I don't want to get out of my sleeping bag!

Attended the Friends of the MST annual meeting yesterday in Greensboro. It was great. When Becka and I were announced as trail hikers, everybody clapped. They wouldn't let us pay for lunch, and I won a new red fleece hat as a door price. Which is perfect, since people are telling me that my old navy watch cap has a funky smell. I picked Becka's brain endlessly about what to expect on a million different topics, and she was very helpful. Many people came up and offered advice, support and help. I feel very supported, and some sections of the trail that I was unclear about now make perfect sense. Thanks Uncle Fuzzy! I'm off for a hike with my new Leki poles bought for me by a very special friend.( You know who you are!) Just a few weeks left until launch. Yikes! I'm ready to go TODAY.

Getting closer

Hello all! Today is Sunday, a day of food organizing. 14 days times 3 meals a day = a lot. So I pulled all my stuff out and had an accounting. I'll send myself a second round of food and supplies to the post office on Cedar Island, so that helps reduce the load. Went to the Friends of the MST annual meeting yesterday. It was great. Got to meet people who I had only emailed previously, plus they had some excellent blown up maps of each section of the trail. Everyone was very helpful and encourging. Becka and I sat together, and I picked her brain endlessly about what she has done, and what I'm about to go through. We were the only two hikers there, and we were treated with great kindness. They wouldn't let us pay for lunch, which was yummy, and I won a red fleece hat as a door price. It's very warm, and my old wool navy watch cap has gotten a funky smell. At least that is what others have told me. Going thru my geat I fould several bags of Sport Tea that came from my brother in Colorado. It's big out west, but I've not seen it around here. It's strong stuff. When I drink a cup, my whole body vibrates for about 15 minutes, with a lift in spirits at the same time. I don't know what's in it, but I know that there will be rainy mornings when I reach for that stuff when I don't want to get out of my sleeping bag. Well, I'm off to do a hike with my new Leki hiking poles, bought for me by a very dear friend. (You know who you are!) Every day gets a little closer to launch. Yikes!