Mommy and Laurie came to visit! (We were so happy to see non strangers!) We got to stay at a super nice hotel, eat homemade granola, and watch Big Bang Theory!
Finished the Shenandoah mountain range! The snow did not defeat us! About 60% of the time we were walking through 3-12 inches of it. However, the trail was a series
of great switchbacks, and we were so happy to get our views back!
We lucked out on a hitch hike and got picked up by Mr. Harry who let us stay at his house 3 nights in a row! He also slack packed us 2 days! His wife made us 3 dinners and 3 breakfasts! Above and beyond trail angels!
I dropped our guidebook into a privy (ie outhouse, wooden port a john). Tony was not excited about fetching it for us. Luckily most of the contents of the said privy were frozen.
THEN we left it at a Mexican restaurant. When we went back to retrieve it, I deferred telling the manager thumbing through it that it had recently been in a primitive toilet.
Also, sadly, a couple of our friends got off the trail. Reasons cited: cold, feeling guilty about spending mama's money, snow, being over it....
Our sweet friend Mark went down to Hot Springs, NC to hike from there. We were so sad to separate from him, and his departure prompted outbursts of "I Miss My Homies" from Tony. See you March 9th brother!
We celebrated our 17 month marriage anniversary and our 4 months of marriage to the AT today!
Anyways, we are 62% complete with our journey! 801 miles to go! 1383 complete.
Tony is already discussing his next adventure...
Love all y'all! Miss everyone!
****Hope to see you soon Stetson!***
Betsy--the toe-warmers have been a huge hit!
I love your updates, Sarah. How fun that you got to visit with your mom & sis! I'm sure they were thrilled to see you, too. Your progress is so inspiring! Congrats on being married almost a year & a half. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Audrey! Hope you are feeling great! Sometimes I have to reread my own blog to inspire myself!
ReplyDeleteyou stayed at my Aunt Pat and Uncle Harry's in Elkton, VA! It is fun and inspiring to hear about your adventures. keep up the hard work!!!
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Hi Rhonda!! Your aunt and uncle were so wonderful to us! Thanks so much for checking out our blog!
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