The other day I had some of those “witnesses” come up to my door, as I was feeding Charlie. But they turned away after looking at a paper that I had taped on my door. That paper was telling FedEx to leave my computer, whose name is Adam Apple, at my door because I was not home. So there you go a way to turn away people from your door. However, I actually would have loved to speak with them but feeding Charlie was a greater priority. But those first timers that got turned away, is not what this post is about. Actually, this is about how April and I were first timers of being away from Charlie for a whole night. We left for Trail Days on Saturday and returned back Sunday afternoon. We missed him very much but the all night sleep was wonderful and the alone time with my wife was spectacular. This was the first time I had been back to Trail Days since I was hiking the Appalachian Trail. April said it best, “This is like a college reunion.” This is so true because you have the Thru-Hiker alumni who talk about what year they hiked the trail and then the large crowd of current hikers of the AT. Plus being around this large group is like one big family; a sort of unique, smelly, adventurous family. Highlights of the day were the Hiker talent show, chicken BBQ, Bajha Cafe, Hiker Parade, getting my Leki poles fixed (when they say life time guarantee they mean it), meeting some of my fellow 04′ hikers, catching the smell of a Thru Hiker and then of course being able to hang out with my favorite hiking partner all day, April. Charlie was great a little boy with his Nanna and Papa. So, as you might guess, I had a fantastic weekend and look forward to writing about when Charlie is a first timer on the AT