Home Sweet Home

We made it back - in one piece - and we've showered and eaten and feel like normal people again
(almost)

I will work the next few days to get my journal and pics up before we leave for Russia. For anyone interested, I plan to post my Russia pictures here too - so you can check them out sometime in July.

Thanks for all the comments and love!

Allentown

Greetings!

We are alive and well - as Karina alluded to. We've been hiking hard and fast, as the rain and torential downpours push us onward. We've had perhaps 2 days this whole trip without rain. A lot different than my last outing. We called yesterday afternoon to a friend of Tails' *(Keith's trailname) from college who lives near here. He graciously agreed to meet us on a road near Allentown. Little did he know at the time that he would take us to chinese food, then bring us home to his parents house and let us shower and eat and most likely sleep here too. It's wonderful and clean and bug free! I love showers. I love food.

We are scheduled to rendezvous with our pick up on Friday around noon, and with 37 miles left and 4 days, we are in good shape. We've been averaging 15 or so a day - yesterday was too far at 21 miles, but it wasn't raining - so we felt we had to take advantage. We walked into the mall today for chinese and when we walked out - the downpour had been so hard that there were rivers on the road.

Maybe I'll post more later - but we're doing well.

Back in the Saddle

Well, the time has finally come. I am headed back out - Into the Wild.

This time - with my brother.

We leave June 4th from Pine Grove Furnace - and our goal is the Delaware Water Gap by June 19th. We'll see how that 200 miles in 2 weeks turns out.

I'm super excited to go back. The things I think I'm most looking forward to are: hard work and sweat, meeting new people, spending time with Keith - and of course, eating!

I've been running - maybe against my will - and I feel physically and mentally ready.


For the two weeks we are out to start, I will not mail home journals, but I'll update when I get back. We leave for Russia June 24 and return to the states July 5th. The plan is to head back out for an undetermined amount of time after Russia - conquering another great portion of the AT.

It's on my mind. My feet are itching. I can't wait to get started!