Mon 25 May

Happy Memorial Day! For us, it's the beginning of the mini-vacation to Starved Rock State Park in Illinois. We hope to get started around 10 am, lunch in Madison, and then complete the journey. Don't know if we can check in before 3 pm, especially because they likely had a full house over the holiday weekend, but we can explore around the park if they aren't ready for us. Yesterday was rainy here and it continues this morning. Hoping (but not holding my breath) that it won't be rainy the whole time we're at the park. We're packing rain pants for hiking just in case. Can't go to a beautiful new hiking spot and stay indoors just for rain. Food: 8:25 am Chocolate chip danish, 1/2 grapefruit, 103 g blackberries, coffee Exercise: 7:25-8:05 am Jessica Smith Walk 5 miles DVD, first 2 miles