Betsy and I were up early and on the road to grab a couple of geocaches before meeting up with the crew at the KOA. We left Sissy Sue in the room to rest and relax.
The caches introduced us to more of the Acton area and its country lifestyle. The area shows a little of its farm rural past with horse property and small plantations of fruits and shrubbery. Of course the whole foods type organic market is a new addition.
At the KOA Kampground we picked up Justin, Deb, and Rick for a trip to REI in Northridge. As we rounded the corner near REI a Starbucks appeared and we had the perfect excuse to dally while we waited for the store to open. The caffeine must have amped up everyone because REI made off with lots of our money! Betsy has a couple of new shirts and a pair of pants that look great! Justin bought a stove and food. He had been going stoveless, but cold weather and a cup or two of hot spiced apple cider and mocha changed his mind. The Fullers however took the prize by replacing sleeping bags and packs - and by dropping almost 11 pounds each from their total pack weight. I think I may have a hard time keeping up with them on the trail. LOL
After gear shopping we had a quick lunch and then went grocery shopping for our dinner. Hot dogs on the grill with deli potato salad made the menu. Justin added pasta shells with Velveeta to round out the selections.
Sometime that afternoon Hatchet (Jeff) showed up to join the merry band. He'll be going with us on the trail.
Alexa, an archeologist working with the Air Force, joined us for dinner and beer. True to Trail Magic she contributed fresh fruit and a fire starter to the group.
Sissy also joined us for dinner! Meow!
It was a busy day and we all had a great time. Thanks to Betsy for giving up a day of her short vacation to go shopping.
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