The Donovans Take the Giant by Storm!

Did it rain? You betcha
Did we get soaked? You betcha
Did we have the best time ever? You betcha!!!

Louise Donovan and her dad, Chris, were terrific! Their day started at 2pm when Butterfly, the best guide for these parts, took the Donovans on a tour of Sleeping Giant State Park. Along for the hike was Sadie & Russ, LobstaLady, Bluebird and Hiker Lou, Sojourner and Northstar. After 6pm, the group was joined by Music Woman, Tony & Veronica, Pete Miner and Sue and myself. This large group hiked to get Sadie & Russ' new Event Seeker. Russ carved this beautiful stamp to move around, event to event. Look for it at a gathering or event near you. It's the best!

We then headed to Sergio's Restaurant, where we met Alafair, who patiently waited while we showed up 1/2 hour late! We were also joined by Jay Drew and Sojourner's husband. It was a fun evening - filled with 3 event stamps, exchanges, swapping stories and rumors, pizza and beer and our chance to finally meet Alafair! Louise and Chris interviewed several letterboxers for Louise's dissertation.

Our Dartmoor travelers, now known as the LBNA Baker's Dozen [there are 13 of us!] will be meeting with Louise and Chris in Dartmoor. We made plans tentatively for them to join us on our last day in Dartmoor to take us to Cranmere Pool. Kind of a completed letterboxing cycle - we showed them the Giant and they will show us Cranmere Pool! Thanks to Louise and Chris for being so easy to talk with and filling our heads with Dartmoor tips and advice. We wish them the best for their remaining US stay and a safe return home.