a little coffee

Tomorrow I and the parental units drive to Cable, Wisconsin. We will travel up and up and deeper into lake country before snaking over to Wisconsin, plunging into the forests, land of tiny towns and two-lane highways and moose and black bears and birds and…nature. Cable, Wisconsin.

I think the town population is six, with a constant flux of hunters and paddlers and bird watchers. We will be there a week. My parents are excited about this- my father for the plethora of kayaking options, my mom for some quiet time to paint. And I’m going because there’s a growing distant between Austin and I. To be honest, I’ve grown bored with him. I’ve toured the sites of the town and scoured the local Target and I feel there isn’t anything new I can learn about him. This trip into the hinterlands will be just what we both need- a break. I’ll come back refreshed, having devoured twenty books and finished two novels and ready to move forward.

My goal is to write everyday we’re there-seven whole days. I don’t know quite what to expect from this little speck of a town- days of reading by the pool or adventures of paddling the rivers or tours of lights houses or boat trips around the islands of Lake Superior.

Oh what an adventure it’ll be! With the parental units… sleeping in such close quarters… surrounded by towering pine trees and giant furry animals…I better pack my rifle.