And now for something completely different. What a day. Following a wonderful Shabbos yesterday, our editor was not at all 'fazed' by the 8 mile hike on stones and rocks down and along the cliffs as we made our way to the 'floor' of the crater. It is a remarkable place. "It must rank in our top ten hikes," we mentioned. "Don't go that route again," she replied. "The last time we counted, there were 20 hikes in the top ten. You need to get rid of at least one if you are to add another," she fumed and strode down further. Obviously, she is correct but we don't see a solution so maybe the best ten will have grown by one...to 21. Whoever said that life was completely logical? Meantime, with every step downwards we remembered there would have to be another up. Logic is not ignored completely 'on the road', particularly when it suits us.
We experienced light rain, moving and changing cloud formations, thick mist, some sunshine and incredible views on the way down, along the crater ‘floor’ and of course, on the return as we climbed and climbed and.... We hear people remark from time to time: Do you feel the energy? Let the spirituality take you higher. Well, we see the hand of Hashem clearly in teva (nature), we always do. However, regarding the energy, we certainly feel it—we feel it draining from our bodies particularly towards the end of a hike.
We were overjoyed to be on the climb and hike but we did feel the strain, exacerbated by the lava rock underfoot. However, every time we felt like sitting down and having a good cry, we noticed the determination and strength of our editor. We were motivated to push onwards and upwards. Rather than give in, we rushed ahead and had a good whine to ourselves--we felt a little better after that. "Are we a little nuts?" we wanted to know. Unfortunately, our editor knows when not to take the bait.
We mentioned our pondering yesterday. It got us wondering somewhat again today. We notice that women of our age have the menopause, which causes much discomfort and a 'little' groaning. Is it not fair that men should have the womenopause and be allowed the occasional whine, too? This is another of life's imponderables that we struggle with on mountaintops. We were on a roll so our mind continued to grind: We thought as it was 'mother's day', should our editor be hiking along narrow cliff edges and into craters. We were saved when we realized our mother was at home safe and sound. After all, shouldn't Gavin, Natalie and Robert ensure their mother is being spoilt today? Hey, we're just asking.
We hope and trust all mothers enjoyed their day as much as Jenni did (We think?)
Cheers,
Jenni and her ‘Cry-baby’
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