We are now at my(bluebird's) house in Martinsville taking a few earlier-than-expected days resting away from the trail. We have come 1400 miles this far.
We had planned to come to my house when we got to Daleville, which is slightly closer (only an hour, not an hour forty five) than Glasgow. But I've been having quite a bit of knee pain over the last few days (I think it was brought on this time by the cold weather) and coming down the last descent into the James River valley where Glasgow is I had a new pain in my right knee that was unbearable. We decided it was best at that point to come home and rest it. Coming home early was a hard decision in some ways because we can't really afford to be behind 4 days. But it was really important that I use these days to see a doctor and rest so that finishing the rest of the trip is even possible. So in that light, we have decided to re-enter the trail in a few days at Daleville and keep to our original schedule. We will hike the 60 miles between Daleville and Glasgow sometime after we make it to Georgia. Since the section is so close to my house it will be pretty convenient to hike it at another time.
Being in a house, especially one so familiar and comfortable, is really nice. We've watched movies and baked an apple pie among other things that are relaxing. we're going to watch apple butter being made on Saturday (a good country fall tradition). We plan on doing a few day hikes on Sunday and Monday so that we can get some miles done on the trail without our packs and still be able to come to a home at night.
I guess that's all the news for right now. Warm thoughts to all,
Bluebird and Buster
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