May 12, 1997 (Day 54 – milepoint 612.3 – Pearisburg, VA)

Warm sun. Wildflowers. Views of the New River Valley.

I was supposed to be at the Pearisburg, VA Post Office by around 1:00 to meet a friend who lives nearby in Blacksburg. When I hadn’t shown, he drove toward where the trail crosses the road, saw a bunch of packs outside DQ and caught me with a mouthful of ice cream.

“Uh, sorry man. My #1 rule is to satisfy all cravings.”

“No worries,” Chris replied with a smile, “I understand completely.”

A quick stop at the P.O. and we were off to Blacksburg. I’m at Chris’ place now with he and his girlfriend, Halle. We went out for dinner and some beer and caught up on our respective lives. Chris is at Virginia Tech and expects to graduate next year. Halle is teaching acting to 13 year-olds and we actually got to go to a rehearsal.

Spoke with sister Jamie tonight and she is going to pick me up in West Virginia in a couple of days to take me back to Indiana for her graduation and a few days of general socials with friends. So I have two days to get to WV. This could be a challenge.

It is really nice to spend time with the Red Princess and the Hairy Italian!

Aquaholic

May 12, 2009

Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
–Albert Einstein