Well... except that almost nobody showed up the next day! The usual suspects were there, including Toto, Bear, and his underage mate Luke. Bruce came too, providing a surprisingly tame appearance (no bike or crazy yellow rubber clogs), though he regained his riotous self later on by picking up a raw with the parking attendant.

So we got on the trail. At the bottom of the hill, two fifths of us (make it three quarters measured on a weight basis) bailed out, complaining of bad knees, elevated laziness levels, and just being too old to take on the challenge. The rest walked on (it sort of felt stupid to run your own trail) and after an hour and twenty minutes returned to base.

There we found Toto and Bear knees-deep in the fridge and engaged in an insightful conversation with Dipper's very own maid. Man, was it informative to learn that she had previously enjoyed a successful career as a maid in Germany? I wonder what other intimate details she had revealed to them in my absence? You would think that your household staff should be entitled to a bit of privacy in your absence. Not with two dirty old men around...

The food was a success. Toto and Bear made it their mission to leave no prizoners amongst the chicken wings. Bruce, who returned shortly afterwards was tremendous help to them. I thought I had cooked for fifteen people. Right... Bear confessed that never before this fateful Sunday he had fully saciated his appetite for wings. Toto the Genius made a pathetic attempt to convince Olesya that chicken wings actually make you slim. Maybe in comparison with his favorite aisbein?

What shall I say in conclusion? Good trail and hillarious OnIn. No down-downs, so as Religious Advisor I urge Toto to take punishment for this terrible oversight at the next Run. Those who didn't show up because they were too lazy (or too smart) missed what was probably the last outside OnIn this year. See you next time on the trail.

OnOn,

Dipper

P.S. Special kudos to Julius who graciosly loaned me a handful of Somoni when I ran out of cash on the last day of shopping. Thanks, dude... I'll know who to ask next time.