Before this last full day of On The Road-10 ends, today's welcome goes out to all the good people of Elkins who made Donner's and my brief stay here more delightful than i had planned.....
Roxy, Scott and Billy at Cheat River Lodge, whose hospitality is hard to match,
Mark, the multi-talented conversationalist who made us feel right at home in a town new to us,
Kyle, my Thai massage therapist who expertly restored my ability to walk in a straight line after riding almost 9000 miles in the Defender, i,e., the equivalent of riding in a tractor for those who have not experienced it.
The staff at Fancy Paws, who helped restore Donner 's ability to, well, smell like a dog instead of an entire dog-sled team,
The owners of TipTop, the best coffee shop and veggie wrap procurer east of the Pacific Ocean, and to Matty, their barista, who lovingly boxed the sole-remaining pumpkin bar for Donner and me to enjoy on our trip home tomorrow, but which Donner selfishly devoured alone while i stepped out of the Defender to fill up the gas tank.
You are all good people, and lucky to live where and how you do. The values and graciousness that seem to permeate the air in West Virginia are to be envied by all as much as the sheer beauty of this vestibule of heaven you live in.
Ed and Donner, from the road
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