Walk To Rivendell" aka "The Eowyn Challenge"

[Lyta_Underhill]

Lyta: Ask Gwaihir to give you a lift downriver. Legolas and I still have all the beauty supplies and plenty of time to spare--and I'm sure Merry and Pippin would be happy to give you a massage, as well!

Ah...if only! A massage from Merry and Pippin! That would SO rule! I'd have to lie across Boromir, wouldn't I? Ah, to be there instead of trudging somewhere on the outskirts of Hollin...but I can daydream about the old days of Eregion, couldn't I? (just DON'T think of what they did to Celebrimbor!)

Alatariel, since you're so far on the road, have you decided which path to take at Rauros? I recall there being a whole lot of options noted on the Eowyn Challenge website. If I ever make it that far, it has to be Mount Doom for me...I've even got my own personal Emyn Muil and Dead Marshes somewhere around here! (Actually, much of So. Middle Tennessee is the Dead Marshes after the flooding lately!) Also, congrats on losing 30 lbs on the way! I eat like Merry and Pippin put together, so I haven't lost pound one!

Cheers!
Lyta (644 miles along on the road to Lothlorien)

P.S. You WILL make it, Sapphire Flame! I remember the Weathertop area being particularly a challenge for me as well, but part of that was the fact that I became ill right at the Weathertop mark (I really got a sense of Frodo's misery and the need to trudge on, although thankfully I didn't have a team of Ringwraiths chasing me...just Naz!) Just be thankful you made it through Neekerbreeker Pond!