Date: 2017-04-22
From: Daleville, VA

To: Daleville, VA
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: light rain

I woke up around 6 or so and took another long, hot shower. I can't get enough long, hot showers while in town. I am still feeling very fatigued. Oh well, there are things to do and relaxing will have to wait. I start pulling stuff from my pack. My tent is still a little damp, so I set it up in the corner of the room. Pull everything else out to let it air out and clean it if necessary. My room always looks like a pack explosion while I'm in town. I met LG and Gigline downstairs for breakfast for a final meal together. LG gave me a bag full of trail snacks, tuna and a couple of bottles of Gatorade. Gigline also gave me some snacks he had as well. These guys just keep on giving. I finally say goodbye as they are headed out today. I can't say enough good things about these two. Wonderful, wonderful people! All my town chores can be accomplished in one general location about a half mile down the road.   I wish Daleville had some sidewalks, I'm not fond of crossing and walking along this busy street. It has wide shoulders, but sidewalks and crosswalks would be nice. They do have a warning sign to let motorist know that backpackers are about, but some of the motorist seem oblivious. It's raining a bit, but things have to get done.   First I go to the UPS store and ship some stuff home. The woman waiting on me is just awesome and my stuff is on the way to Mark. I then go to the outfitters for a few items. I'm the only customer in the store and the two guys working are very helpful as I can't seem to find anything I'm looking to buy. Finally, I just tell them what I want and they retrieve it. They were very patient with me as my brain seemed to be missing. I wanted to get something to carry my phone more securely. I have been carrying it in my side cargo pocket and one fall could take it out. I've already dropped it once and cracked the protective case I have it in. Mark is also going to order me a better case and send it to me in a future maildrop. They give me numerous options and I select a osprey pouch thing that will not only hold my phone, but also my iPod and snacks. I'd probably use my iPod a bit more if it was more convenient to pull out. I also bought a new Sawyer filter (I really liked LGs), a buff (I lost mine somewhere), a new tip for my hiking pole (I lost one somewhere around Dragon's Tooth) and a pair of shorts and shirt to sleep in since I sent my long johns home.Last stop is Kroger's for snacks and lunches as well as some snacks for the room. I obviously don't have my Kroger card with me, but when I ask the cashier uses a store card for me and saves me quite a few dollars. Finally, I'm done spending money. I was going to stop at The Three Lil' Pigs BBQ, but I'm just to exhausted. I decide to just lug all my purchases back to my room and take a nap. I talk to Mark again and decide to take another zero. The forecast is calling for 1 to 2 inches of rain tomorrow as well as another 1 to 2 tomorrow evening. I am also not feeling rested. So I leave the repacking and food sorting until tomorrow and just relax. Pizza Hut is right outside my hotel and I go there to pick up a pizza. The large is $6 cheaper then a medium which seems a bit ludicrous to me, but I get a large. I'll eat the leftovers tomorrow. My taste buds seem really out of whack right now and it taste super sweet. Believe me, I ate it anyway. I spent the rest of the evening just relaxing, catching up on some journaling and tried watching a bit of tv. I kept flipping through the channels, not finding anything I wanted to watch. I finally just turned it off and read a book on my phone. I hope I feel normal by tomorrow.