The pacing of this nature hike adventure has been slow. Jules Rivera spent two days just to get the idea of a nature hike across to Rusty! This is Thursday, so there are two days left in this adventure. Will there be a dramatic cliffhanger on Saturday, or will Cherry and Rusty simply return to the hotel <yawn!>, perhaps to run into Mark and Cliff?

As we ponder the possibilities, we should at least agree that it’s not always old dogs that can’t learn. It appears that Rusty didn’t learn his lesson the first time and is trying to repeat the same actions that caused him much grief. Only the limits of technology saved him from once again posting his photos online, where his rival, Rob, could once again present them to his dad as his own work. We already know that his father, Ranger Shaw, is not only the scout leader, but is also corrupt. At least biased.

Art Dept. Some strange drawing in today’s panels! In panel 1, it looks like Cherry is wearing the bicorn dress hat (“la lucerna”) of the Italian Carabinieri. In panel 4, the hat takes on a scale that exceeds Cherry’s head. Sorry, it just looks wrong to me!