Our Bags Are Packed. Its Go Time
All my bags are packed Im ready to go….
Wait! I still have to unpack, double check gear, do I need this, did I forget that, repack, try on, adjust, and weigh… at least six more times.
Im standing here outside your door…
Wait! Im not quite ready yet I have to unpack and repack one more time. I still have 12 more hours.
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye…
Oh no, Im waking your butt up. Are you kidding me? I wont see you for … ?
But the dawn is breaking its early morn the taxi is waiting hes blowing his horn…
No, no, no. Ill be up before the alarm goes off waiting on my ride. Who would be able to sleep the night before leaving on the adventure of a lifetime.
Already Im so lonesome I could die…
No, not yet. But Im sure Ill have my moments. The first being at Amicalola Falls as as I take that first step, theres no turning back now.
I dont even want him there. I just cant imagine him watching me walk away into the horizon like some old western movie, the dog crying because she wants to follow me. I would be sobbing so bad I wouldnt be able to make it up the stairs at the falls. The whole time I would be thinking, Dont turn around, just dont turn around.
So kiss me and smile for me, tell me that youll wait for me, hold me like youll never let me go…
Oh, hell be around alright. Who else would cook, clean, do laundry and put up with his antics. But all that other stuff aint happening. Ha, ha, ha. Those who know us will understand the laughter.
Cause Im leaving on a jet plane, dont know when Ill be back again, oh babe, I hate to go…
Im leaving all right, but a jet plane? Not unless Im a superhero named Flash and my feet have super-speed powers.
When will I be back? Who knows. Im gunning for five months, he says six, and my son says by July 4. We will see how it ends up. We are hoping for a full thru-hike but we may get into it and realize its just not our thing. I would rather it be that than injury or illness that causes us to leave the trail.
Oh babe… babe?… babe isnt happening, not in our house. Again I have to laugh and those who know us, know. But babe, Im out of here.
Seriously, Im excited to go. My insides are all jittery. I feel like the day before a big race and I wont settle down until I hear go.
Thanks for reading. I had fun writing this. The downside is Im afraid Ill have this song stuck in my head. So if you hear someone singing Leaving on a Jet Plane in the woods… it will probably be me.
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I know you will have a great adventure. Take care of yourselves and enjoy.
I know the both of you are facing this challenge head on, so attack from the front with tactful tenacity! Be Safe, Stay Strong! We are with both of you every step, no drama Mama, and walk it off!
What a great post!!! Now youve got it stick in MY head!!! So excited for you! Hope all is well and the weather allowed a good start. Got my map today! ?