Got a call from Paul the other morning. He was at the vet with Nutty. Nutty woke up limping and was sluggish. Paul was concerned he might have lyme disease or sustained some type of injury. The vet administered some blood tests for various things, but all came back negative. She said the hiking was just too much for Nutty.

Then he asked if we could come down to Waynesboro, VA to pick up  Nutty. Few hours later, we were on the road to rescue him.  We drove down, shopped at Walmart, took the boys out for Italian food, slept over at a Quality Inn, ate breakfast together, then drove them to the entrance of the Shenandoah National Park.

Paul's hiking companion is Achilles (trail name). He's from the Boston area and a Red Sox fan! He
is helping to alter Paul's (die-hard Yankees fan) jaded perspective on Boston and the Red Sox. Both are determined to finish the hike by early July.

Nutty has been home in New York for a day now and adjusting well. He's a sweetie. Only drawback,
he sheds A LOT...of white hair:(