Instant Coffee

For those of you who know the G-Town Colonel, you know he loves (needs) his coffee. He is the “I’ll only drink Starbuck’s Coffee” guy. Now he is drinking Maxwell House instant coffee because it is easier and cleaner than his Jet Boil coffee press.
“So, how’s the coffee”, I asked on his most recent phone call home this weekend?
“It’s really good”, replied the G-Town Colonel.
Almost anything that goes into one’s belly while doing a long hike is “really good”. Especially when you are wet (rained every day since crossing into NC), cold, and had been bombarded by hail an hour into one morning’s hike. Though he’s been wet and cold, the G-Town Colonel feels he is getting stronger everyday.
Still on schedule, the G-Town Colonel arrived in Franklin, NC earlier than expected on March 30. He had an opportunity to use the internet, and even talked on the phone with G-Child. He also asked to be mailed an additional long sleeve underarmor t-shirt. Really could use the extra warmth while hiking the Great Smoky Mountains.
He will be arriving at the Nantahala Outdoor Center in Bryson City, NC (http://www.noc.com/) sometime tomorrow (April 2, 2008).
More news soon. Journal entries are “in the mail”.