Destination: Damascus, VA
Today's miles: 26.3
Total miles: 468.1
With a big day planned, we had our alarm set for 6:30am to ensure we'd get an early start. Unfortunately, two others planned to get started even earlier, only to continually hit snooze. Their first alarm went off before 5:00am. Just as I fell back asleep, it went off again. This happened a few times before Magge sternly told them, "Either get up or don't. There'll be no more alarm." It was too late, though, as our own alarm was about to go off.
We got on the trail shortly after 7:00am and walked through a thick fog for hours. We couldn't see much, but we did walk through a cow pasture for a while, which was a first. By 2:00pm, we had arrived at a shelter 16 miles away and had to make the decision to continue another 10 miles to Damascus or stay put. Despite not being rained on as much as we thought we would, it's been a damp few days and would rain again tonight, so we decided the extra miles would be worth it. With about five miles left, the skies opened up and completely soaked us to the bone by the time we reached town. Cold, tired and sore, we stumbled into Subway for dinner and then crawled into bed. We'll see how we feel tomorrow before deciding whether to zero here or do a short day.
Virginia is the latest state on our tour as we said goodbye to Tennessee today.
What your feet look like after hiking 26 miles:
Whose foot? Oh honey I knew yesterday would be rough. I hope you slept well last night. Love you both
ReplyDeleteMagge's legs have gotten hairy, but they're not that hairy yet.
ReplyDeleteOuch, those blisters look painful. I do hope they will disappear quickly and not nag you for the rest of your trip. It must have been all that rain that irritated your foot like that. Are both feet affected or just left one?
ReplyDeleteThat is quite the day you put in. You certainly deserve the day off if you choose to do that just to replenish your reserves.
You are almost at your mid-mark for this trip. Wow!
Thinking of both of you today on Mother's Day! :-)
DeleteHope feet, knees and ankles are all healed up and very strong again.
I think I have seen that in a medical book. Thanks for that shot.
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