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All Work and No Play  by Lindelea 1 Review(s)
LarnerReviewed Chapter: 5 on 8/26/2025
Poor Ferdi--he's contemplating so many foolish things right now, and is perhaps realizing he is, in his own way, realizing he is as foolish one of the Tooks as are the Thain and the Thain's son and heir.

Author Reply: Poor Ferdi, indeed. I always used to hate preparing for camping trips. Once we got to the campsite and set up, I was fine – even wishing we could stay longer! (At least until we ran out of food and clean underwear.)

But then, that was camping. As in staying in one place, in the woods, by the ocean or a stream. Resting in a camp chair and reading a book whilst the wee hobbits ran wild and free, more or less, returning to our campsite when they got hungry or when twilight started to come down.

The longest backpacking trip I ever made was across the Teton range, much shorter than walking from Bree to Gondor by way of Imladris... and my hiking partner, an experienced backpacker, pretty much did all the planning since she knew what we were doing much better than I did.

Thanks!

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