Date: 2004-07-23
From: Maine Rt 4, to Mailar's Hostel, Winslow, Maine

To: Mailar's Hostel, Winslow, Maine
Miles today: 0.0

Zero miles todayMailar's Hostel, Winslow, MaineI was up until 3am this morning trying to get some pictures posted on the journal, but had no success. The darn card reader just didn't work right....or probably, just maybe, it was me. I smelled breakfast and coffee just before 7am and I timed my appearance perfectly. I sat down and was served a delicious breakfast of what I know as crepe suzettes with real MAINE maple syrup and good strong black coffee. Mailar (http://www.trailjournals.com/mailar/)called them real flapjacks. Whatever you call them, I could eat them more often than I do. Mailar told me that it was supposed to rain later today and that it would be a good idea to take a zero...I didn't think he was ever going to ask me to stay. We were sitting around the house talking and decided to try and get a cd made of my photos and then see if I could upload them onto my journal.The phone rang and I could hear the voice on the other end of the phone say; Hey John {that's Mailar}, I'm driving through town, meet me at Big G's in five minutes. It was one of Mailar's former students and he wanted to eat at the 4 lb sandwich place. I was up and ready when Mailar asked if I wanted to go to Big G's. We met Eric there and I ordered a half a sandwich that filled me up. Oh yeah, it was good to meet Eric too. We were there about an hour and I had fun listening to some of the stories about their canoe trips...especially the ones about Mailar taking some unplanned swims in the river. We went to Wal-Mart and ordered a one hour picture cd and then went and I resupplied for the next three days to Andover. When we got back to Wal-Mart, my very first picture cd was ready and waiting on me. I'm soooo proud of myself for learning how to do all this hi-tech stuff. I'm really getting excited about taking more pictures and I think it's rubbing off on ol' Mailar. I'll bet that the next time I see him, he has a Pentax Optio S4i in a curiously strong cinnamon Altoids tin and his camera will have a curiously strong smell of cinnamon, just like mine. We came back to his house and I uploaded 4 pictures, but it was going real slow, about 5 minutes for each picture. He said that we could go the the library and use the computer there. His wife is the librarian, so she helped me with the one little question I had....how do I do this??? Once she pointed out where to click, it was easy and each picture only took 30 seconds to upload. I taught Mailar how to do it, just in case. I had 93 pictures on the cd, but I only uploaded about 20, so go and check them out. Look at the one with Mailar, Mrs. Mailar and me and dinner last night. Look at that seafood platter I have. That was all seafood. There wasn't any fries under the seafood, just more seafood!! Mailar wasn't going to let me leave town without getting me some southern fried chicken. I'm not sure how he knew that I liked fried chicken. We drove around and stopped at about 8 places and none of them had fried chicken. Finally, after about 90 minutes, he gave up and we went to a grocery store and got the chicken. We took it back and it was already past 8pm. Mrs. Mailar was back from the library, so we sat there and enjoyed ourselves at the dinner table. I called Liteshoe, the real estate barroness from NC and she wanted me to mention her so she could enter a link to her website. Go ahead Jan, put it here ---->(Transciber's comment:"It's about time, Stumpy!"):http://www.trailjournals.com/liteshoe/I've got to keep the transcriber happy. >(Transciber's comment:"Yes, he does."):http://www.trailjournals.com/liteshoe/She knows the password to my journal. >(Transciber's comment:"Yes, she does.)":http://www.trailjournals.com/liteshoe/An unhappy transcriber could really cause problems. >(Transciber's comment:"It certainly gives one pause..."):http://www.trailjournals.com/liteshoe/I think she realizes that I'm closing in fast on the number of hits to her journal.>(Transciber's comment:"Unlikely.)":http://www.trailjournals.com/liteshoe/Come on U.P, let's get busy again...hint, hint. What about you, M,you said that you could help too. More hints.>(Transciber's comment:"Further sad pleas to already-overburdened relatives cruelly afflicted with digital-tunnel syndrome.)":http://www.trailjournals.com/liteshoe/I went up to my room and packed my backpack, so we can leave early in the morning. Mailar has to be back by 10am and it takes 1 1/2 hours one way to get me back to the trail.This has been a great couple of days visiting friends. It seems like such a long time ago when I got here...we packed alot of living into two days. I like it that way. It means that I'm living life to the fullest.Thanks Mailar and Mrs. Mailar, you both are wonderful people....no matter WHAT Chief says.Another great zero day just 1 1/2 hours away from the A.T.P.S. This will post on the 24th...HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAILAR!!!!!!!!!!>(Transciber's comment:"Ditto, Mailar!)":http://www.trailjournals.com/liteshoe/