Date: 2019-06-25
From: Glasgow 

To: DevilÃÂÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs Backbone Brewery
Miles today: 0.0

Today we headed out, by car, to the Brewery. We passed by towns and the guy driving was actually a thru-hiker who was just driving for Stanimals for a week to make some extra money. He was actually a dermatologist before trail and I had a huge bump on my neck, and he told me it was a cyst, formed by sweat and oils and such. I was thankful to know, since I¢ve been confused for a few days about this bump. I hope it goes away. We arrived at the Brewery and I immediately felt better. It was just a cool place. So clean and nice. And the whole area for thru-hikers was really nice. We set up our tents and went over to get food. To be honest, the food was not good. They definitely had good beer, but the mac and cheese was bland and overpriced. And the fries weren¢t even close to crispy. Gotta have that crispy stuff peeps! But it was a nice lunch and we both seemed happy with our decision. We went back to our tents and hung out all day. Cali and No Rush and Rachel were there, which was awesome! But unfortunately they were leaving today. I called Stanimals to slackpack tomorrow the rest of the way to Waynesboro. I knew Salamander wouldn¢t want to, but I figured at this point I needed to do something to get my spirits up. Yesterday I was lower than low. I needed to be a bit selfish today and do what was going to help me continue out here. I love Salamander and want to hike with her, but I¢m struggling right now. Stanimals told me they¢d like it if other people were involved to make the drive worth it, so I tried to recruit people. There was a whole trail family with Sister, Sunshine, Cali, and a guy who¢s name I can¢t remember. They seemed hesitant and I didn¢t want to force them, as I didn¢t want to force Salamander. They said they would get back to me and Salamander and I went to have dinner. She got a huge plate of nachos and I got a big soft pretzel. We had an awesome time and she noticed someone had left a Busch beer in a bush outside and we were both cracking up about a ¢Busch in a bush¢. We really get each other and our humor is the same, silly puns and all. I got chocolate beer, which was delicious. I do tend to like darker beers like porters, and this was so good. I went to ask Sister about the slackpacking because I was getting stressed about confirming with Stanimals. She was at the bar with her tramily and they all said they wanted to slackpack a smaller amount or just yellow blaze it. It was incredibly refreshing to hear that other people were considering the same decisions I was and they were so cool about it. They agreed to at least either ride with Stanimals or slackpack with them, so I called Stanimals and confirmed. That was a huge plus for the day. I now had a plan that would at least lift my spirits a bit! And Thumper had texted me and was at the Stanimals in Waynesboro, so I was excited for more jokes and memes and silliness with him. We made plans to split a room for lower cost. I went to bed feeling somewhat better. I was okay with what happened. I was making peace with it. And don¢t worry, I will be back to make these miles up. And when I do, I¢ll use Stanimals to slackpack all of it so I can get it done quickly. Little Debbie