On May 1st we hit our one month "trail-iversary". As of yesterday (Monday, May 4th) we were at 412 trail miles. We came off the trail and took the paved road west 0.2 miles to Bob Peoples' hostel "Kincora". It was as busy as a bee hive with hikers of all ages, shapes & sizes bustling around, some preparing supper, some helping with chores & others relaxing on the sofa reading issues of "BackPacker" magazine. We had just hiked 15 miles in the rain and were feeling a bit overwhelmed by the business of the place, not to mention the news of "Old Corpus" (one of our trail buddies) being in the hospital with a broken ankle. Luckily "Baltimore Jack" was there to help us feel welcome and once finding out that we were a couple showed us to a private room (Yay for being married!).
Today Nick volunteered with some other hikers to assist Bob with trail maintenance while Rachel stayed back to help around the hostel and get some administrative tasks out of the way. A run to the nearest library to hop online was a very unexpected treat. We'll stay at the hostel again tonight before hitting the trail tomorrow morning. Our plan is to make it to Damascus, VA (4th state!) within 2.5 days.
One month in and we're feeling healthy and so fortunate to be doing this. We love and thank all of you for your prayers & thoughts.
The Dynamic Duo
Daddy Longlegs and Sassy Sunshine sketched by Stewball
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WOW! Mega-cool!
ReplyDeleteReally proud (and envious) of you guys!
Sounds like you are having a great time.
What a wonderful way to see the country, eh?
Any chance of seeing some pictures? Would we still recognize you if we met you on the trail?
~MikeP (@Calypso)
Great job so far! Can't believe you're still gung ho after a full month! I bet you're glad that it finally stopped raining, though.
ReplyDeleteKeep it up!
-Forest Street Todd
Great job Rachel and Nick. Steve and I are cheering loud for you guys. You Rock! Woot Woot! Yeah! Hooray! Way to go!
ReplyDeleteHey you guys...we are at group tonight praying ovaer Helen just before she heads to China in a few days. Sooooooo..naturally thought of you guys too! We had pizza, hot dogs, brownies tonight!! How about you guys? Love you lots and waiting ot hear what next is happening because of you and the God you worship! My hair is growing in curly --the white Afro is coming alive! Hugs, jan
ReplyDeleteHey Nick and Rachel, Miss you much. I hope you got the beef jerky I gave to Ryan to give it to you. I went to the five oclock service, but you guys were not there. Boohoo. I am heading over to Shanghai soon; if you guys want to take a slight detour to China I would love to see you. I plan to stay there for a year; I pray that I will help built God's kingdom during my stay there. I don't think I will have a fancy blogsite like yours but I will post my stuff in the City. In Christ, Helen
ReplyDeleteHey you two! We love you and miss you and are praying for regularly! Hope to see a post soon! Love you!
ReplyDeleteDana