Journey To You by AJ Adaire

Author:AJ Adaire
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Desert Palm Press
Published: 2015-08-23T16:00:00+00:00

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They left the next morning after a hearty breakfast of eggs taken fresh from Zeke’s chicken coop. Pitching in together to clean up, made for a short job. Zeke’s four-seat ATV was comfortable. At Zeke’s request, Peri rode in the front with him, while Paige, Kim, and Murdoch squeezed into the back. A short way from Zeke’s house, they came to an overlook. The sound of a small waterfall could be heard. He pulled over and pointed to the bank. “Look. There’s a cow with a calf.”

“Cow?” Peri looked puzzled. Following his pointed finger, she chuckled. “Oh, you mean a moose.”

He pulled out binoculars from below the seat for them to hand around so they could each see.

“I’ve never seen a moose in person before. They’re massive,” Peri said.

Proud of his knowledge, Zeke puffed up a bit. “They’re even more impressive when they’re in the middle of the road. I saw a male once, a bit north of here. He was the biggest one I ever saw. Probably over a thousand pounds, although they grow bigger in Alaska, I’ve heard.” He took the binoculars Peri handed back and passed them back to Kim.

Paige soothed Murdoch. “It’s okay, boy. It’s no threat.”

“No antlers on female moose. That always surprised me. Cows have horns.” Paige tapped Peri on the shoulder and handed her the binoculars.

“The male’s antlers can be impressive. Some are as wide as a man’s arm span.” He extended both arms out perpendicular to his sides. “Five or six feet across. The most amazing thing to me is that they shed them at the end of the mating season, and then regrow bigger and better ones the following year.”

Kim took the binoculars back from Peri. “They have such long legs. Sort of gangly looking.”

Zeke looked back over his shoulder. “Yup. They can be as tall as seven feet at the shoulder, and sometimes it looks like six feet of that is legs.”

Kim laughed at his joke.

The cow raised her head and sniffed. Zeke said, “Uh oh. She’s got wind of us.”

The female moose entered the river, followed by her calf. “Will the baby be okay?” Peri asked. “The water is pretty swift.”

Zeke nodded. “Moose are good swimmers, even the little ones. Watch.”

They observed as the mother and calf swam across the river, exited the water, and evaporated into the forest.

The rest of the trip was less eventful. They pulled into the Heartpence homestead. The blonde couple emerged from the cabin and greeted Zeke with affection, before he introduced the women.

“Come in, come in. Have some mint tea with us.”

As they sat with the couple over tea, they again related their story. Heather glanced at Hector. “It’s a good thing we both have blue eyes, then.”

Heather had many questions about the illness. They discussed it as they ate their snack. Eventually, the conversation took a natural turn to the medicines Hector and Heather produced. Peri brought up the topic of replacing their antibiotic ointment.

“If you’re interested in doing that, Peri, I’d be happy to show you our lab.

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