May 26 - Day 41- Relaxing in Damascus (a catch-up post!)

May 26, 2013

Day 41 – Damascus, VA

Zero Day, 467.1 in total

 

Woke up this morning and went straight to Mojoe’s Coffee for breakfast.  I got 5 (!) blueberry pancakes and hot cocoa.  Afterwards, we hung out in the outfitters because the hostel was closed off for cleaning.  We also sat outside at the pavilion next to the hostel.

Unfortunately around that time, Frodo started to get sick.  An illness called Norovirus has been going around on the trail.  It was worst in Hot Springs, but I guess now it has been moving North with hikers.

Bill finally got a trail name today.  Trail names are just nicknames everyone on the trail has, and you earn your name.  Bill’s is now Avo, short for avocado, because he typically packs an avocado for each day.  I don’t have a trail name yet.  ( NOTE: See post on Day 46 – he didn’t go much longer without a name!)

Avo and Alana headed out, while Frodo decided to stay and rest.  I stayed to take a full zero.

I had BBQ for lunch from a local restaurant, and then resupplied.  After I resupplied, I had a wonderfully healthy dinner consisting of Hot Pockets, Doritos and Sunny D.

I was even able to watch some Ultimate Frisbee today!  The national semifinals were streamed live on ESPN3 so I was able to watch a game on my phone.  (UNC Darkside made it to the national tournament for the second year in a row, but not yet to the semifinals – maybe next year.)