Oh the places you'll go.. In Virginia

So let me first apologize for lacking in my blog posting. Lack of posting has been from my own laziness, lack of inspiration, and tech problems to top it off. The majority of that pie chart belongs to the hank is being lazy though, which is unacceptable. 

Next order of business That I believe to be in dire need of addressing is where I am. Currently, I am sitting just outside of DC at a friend's house. A healthy sized group that I have been hiking with for a bit, decided we are going to go into DC and lay the tourist game for a few days. This has been difficult to plan considering  how badly the group split up before DC.

In other news the last few weeks have been a nice collection of beautiful hot days or the exact opposite with rain and humidity. As a hiker it is hard to decide which is better. Since I last wrote I have also had food poisoning twice, crossed the 1000 mile mark, and changed into a lighter pair of shoes. 

The food poisoning was chicken both times, and on each occasion I managed to have more than a few uncomfortable trips to the restroom with a painful fever added to my symptoms. The second encounter with food poisoning was on a 12 mile hike to get picked up by my aunt. I barely made it into Harpers ferry where she would be meeting me. She picked me up and I was able to go see my cousin and her new baby Lincoln. 2 days spent with them was spent relaxing and recovering. Taking on solid food was a difficult task, but thanks to them being such gracious hosts and letting me nap a lot.. I was back up and moving in no time. 

1000 miles is exactly what it sounds like, and incredible milestone. It is almost unbelievably daunting knowing that you are still under halfway, it is such a short lived feeling though because you know nothing will stop you if the first thousand didn't. The rush of joy I received know I had accomplished that much and hit the quadruple digits made me giddy all afternoon. Almost immediately after encountering the mile marker, I exited Virginia for the first time. Two monumental points of celebration within the same day.

Considering putting everything in chronological order is not the easiest thing to do. I am just gonna tell stories now.. I have plenty of stories to recount. I'm going to make sure I tell them in full glory though.