Note from Stacey

Last night I had the most wonderful Japanese dinner with Isa, Ana, and Andrew. Isa set out a myriad of homemade Japanese dishes and it was very delicious. I intend to get the recipes! Afterwards, we all cuddled with Rupie, Isa’s dog. We can’t help it; she is too adorable for words. (She had just been given a bath after a day of hiking with the twins.) I climbed with Rob today. I have been coachinng him to the best of my ability. He is improving his footwork a lot. He also said I have improved in my conditioning. I was happy to hear it! Today, I made it up an 5.11b with just a few falls. It was a great feeling. It looks like eventually I’ll be climbing at a good level again. Stacey, from Belmont