Who are the TRALPers?

Well, the TRALPers (Tuesday Running and Libation Professionals) are a very special bunch that have been meeting for almost 4 yours now every Tuesday, for a run, walk and/or beverage. We have an amazingly inspiring CEO a.k.a Sharon, our own logo and tshirt! More on that at another time.

Three of us TRALPers (Gwen, Diane and me) plus guest TRALPer Pamela are off to Peru tomorrow, where we'll meet my DD#2 who is spending a semester volunteering in Peru and we will start hiking the Inca Trail on Sunday October 28th (also my parent's 50th anniversary...a very special day). We have been planning, training and stressing for a few months now and tomorrow the big adventure begins. Tonight it's packing whilst enjoying a pretty good Clos du Bois Cabernet Sauvignon. There have been many requests from DD#2...some I'm having a hard time finding...where is that purplish backpack? I've found 5 other backpacks.....and the elusive black zip-up, the tres expensive almond butter, the peanut butter, the special body lotion, the nutella, the origami books and papers, the maple syrup, English phrase book have all been packed, the case is almost full and I haven't packed any clothes apart from 8 pairs of smart wool socks, 4 for me and and 4 for DD#2.

look at that luxurious purple silk sleeping bag liner, surely that will be comfy on the Inca TrailFinal prep tomorrow, I think I may have solved the backpack for Ana problem.......that will be my overflow and hold the majority of my clothes.