It’s the last night of my solo trip .
It’s been a great
time .
The weather has been almost perfect .
A little breezy during the day but mornings and evenings it
has calmed down for the fishing and that is all that I can ask for.
I will be sad to leave tomorrow .
There is still so much to do in this new area.
I will get up a little after 4 like I have all week and will
be on the water by 4:30 for one last dance with the lake and the fish .
I do miss Lisa that’s for sure .
We are not apart much anymore .
There was a time when we were apart a lot for work and we
got used to it .
One year I spent 187 nights away traveling for work !
Not anymore.
With no cell service here I can get out one text a day.
When I drive down this one road there is a 100 yard stretch
of road that I can get 1 bar LTE.
One foot either way NOTHING. Stay within the zone and 1 bar
LTE !
Just enough to send off a note .
Just a quick note to report in that all is well, and I miss
her . I usually drive out after my morning fishing .
She would be ok if I didn’t report in at all, and on some trips reporting in is not an
option but I know she worries about me up here alone.
So I make the trip
and send off my report .
Each night even though she knows I won’t get it until
morning, she texts me “good night love you “ as she crawls into bed.
We say it every night to each other as we settle in for the
night, a ritual that has lasted 37 years now.
Each night around the campfire when I think she is headed to
bed I whisper “ good night, love you “ into the darkness.
I get my “good night” message each morning when I hit my 100
yard stretch of signal .
She knows my message will never be heard, yet will always be
sent .
14 miles down a dirt road . Send the note, get a note and 14
miles back .
Although I am sad to have to leave tomorrow , I will be
going home just a little better than when I got here .
No, trips like this don’t change the world or solve all your
problems .
No, they won’t take away worries or fix anything that may be
broken in your life .
They can’t erase heartache or poor choices .
Trips like this can’t do any of that .
But I will go home tomorrow just a little bit better than
when I got here Monday .
I will be ...... well ..... just a little more of who I used
to be .......
A little more….
Me.
I love you good night .