Thursday, July 17, 2014

History Lesson in Harwich

 At a delightful little hike in Harwich we learned about some Civil War nurses.  Clara Barton I knew about already but was interested to learn of Walt Whitman and Harriet Tubman's involvement in the Civil War.  And I met Dorothea Dix as well.

a cute little swing on the trail
Fortunately there were benches nearby three of the four boxes because there was a man hiking behind us who apparently thought I was relieving myself at the first box. I was squatting down to retrieve it and he kindly gave me some space and looked the other way.  He was so quiet and stealthy I didn't realize how close behind us he was.  It would have been *even more* awkward if he thought I had to "go" again and again (and again) at the other boxes. HA!

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