Mud Swallows

We walked a little over 4 miles from our campsite to the first restaurant we saw. Now we are enjoying a little breakfast while we watch fledgling mud swallows make their first attempts at flight. They are so brave and confident. It takes a lot of nerve and gumption to leave a warm nest and trust that your own wings will keep you aloft. I want to cheer for them. “Hooray, you did it!”
We are looking forward to a hotel tonight. A bed, any kind of a shower, a sink to do laundry in. Good news! There’s allegedly a hotel 17 miles down the road. Even better news! Doug says we are now 1/4 finished with our walk. Hooray, we did it! Now we just need to do it 3 more times. I trust that our wings will keep us aloft.