“Thank God these cups have lids, or we would have spilled it all.” I stopped to take a long drink from my cup.

“I wish we would have grabbed the whole pot,” Alice said. 

“I would have if I had thought of it,” I said laughing. “I have some instant coffee in my bag. We’ll stop in a bit and warm up some water. I want to get on down the road a bit first. I’m glad we refilled all our water bottles last night.”

“For sure.”

About an hour later I heard a vehicle behind us. I grabbed Alice and pulled her into the trees and crouched. 

“Why are we hiding? It might be my husband.”

“Because we ha...

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