Date: 2012-06-10
From: Pine Knob

To: Tumbling Run
Miles today: 26.3
Weather: few clouds

Pensilvania (7)06/10/12 (sekmadienis) 26.3 ¢ 1066.5 Pine Knob ¢ Tumbling RunIlga ¡iandien 34ygio diena ¢ visas maratonas, o dar ir oras kar¡tas ¢ 93°F (33°C). Bet yra vejukas ir pavesyje po med34iais eiti yra visai nieko, bet sauleje ¢ tai ¢kudoka¢. Nakti miegojau gerai, bet ryte buvo apemes ka34koks sunkumas, gal todel ¡ios dienos kelione pradejau tik be penkiolikos septynios ¢ vos ne valanda veliau negu iprasta.Ant kalno sutikau Moonwatcheri ir persimeciau su juo keliais 34od34iais. Jis irgi thru-haikina.Visos ¡ios ilgos dienos triusa vainikavo fantasti¡kai puiki stovyklaviete.  alia - krik¡tolo skaidrumo upelis, vandens ¡altinis, patogus stalas ir lygi vieta palapinei. Labai gra34i vieta.Papu¡inau save ¡iandien. Prad34ioje galvojau apsistosiu Antietam stovykloje, bet ten jau buvo daug 34moniu. Todel, kiek padvejojes, dar numyniau pora myliu iki Tumbling Run. Cia pavijau Wall-e, kuri dar buvau sutikes Bears Den hostelyje. Netoliese savo palapine pasistate ir viena mergike, keliaujanti su ¡unimi vardu Kukis. Toks labai draugi¡kas ¡unelis pasitaike. Jis man didelis pagalbininkas tapo. Kai i¡siviriau ko¡e, netycia su ranka u34kliud34iau puoda ir dalis alyvuogiu aliejaus su ry34iais pasidrieke ant stalo. Pasi¡aukiau ¢draugeli¢, tai jis visa stala kuo gra34iausiai nulai34e. Tai va.Dar anksciau, PenMar parke, kuris randasi tarp Maryland ir Pennsylvania valstiju, gerai pasiilsejau, suvalgiau ledu, i¡geriau kavos.  iandien sekmadienis ir parkas pilnas pagyvenusiu 34moniu. Cia jie ¢tancavoja¢ u34kand34iauja, susiranda nauju draugu. Teko pakalbeti ir su keliais 34monemis, turinciais lenki¡ku ¡aknu. Sunku man. Kai tik i¡si34ioju, neasvarbu ar tai keli ar tai tik vienas 34odis ¢hi¢, mane i¡ karto tai i¡duoda. Tada pasipila klausimai i¡ kur, kaip ir kodel. Suprantu ¡iu 34moniu 34ingeiduma, bet kartais ir man tampa nepakeliama kartoti ta pacia istorija. Todel sugalvojau kaip atsakyti ir nei34eisti 34moniu. Kai manes paklausia i¡ kur esu, da34niausiai atsakau kad esu i¡ Pietu Karolinos, negi sakau jie negirdi gryno Pietu Karoli¡kos kalbos akcento. Matau kaip i¡ prad34iu ju akyse i¡kyla nuostaba, po to ju lupose nu¡vinta ¡ypsena, o kai kurie tiesiog nusikvatoja. Po to pasakau kad esu i¡ Lietuvos, u34simezga pokalbis ir da34niausiai i¡girstu apie ju senelius ar prosenelius, atvykusius i Amerika i¡ Europos ie¡koti geresnio gyvenimo.Jau temsta, einu miegot, bet prie¡ u34migdamas dar klausysiuosi ¡alia tekancio upelio simfonijos...---|---Today - long day ¢ whole marathon and the weather is hot - 93 ° F ( 33 ° C). Under the trees in the shade, it is OK but in the sun - brutal. All night I slept well, but the in the morning I felt somehow not strong. With some difficulty, my day's journey begins just a quarter to seven - nearly an hour later than usual.On the trail, I¢ve met Moonwatcher and have changed a few words with him. He also thru-hiking.All this day¢s hard work was crowned with fantastically great campground. Next to - crystal-clear stream, a spring, the comfortable desk and absolutely even ground for the tent. Very nice place.I pushed myself today. Initially, I thought stay at Antietam camp, but there were already a lot of people. Therefore, after some hesitations, I hiked a couple of miles farther to the Tumbling Run. Here, I caught up Wall-e, which I have met at Bears Den hostel. Near by the tent pitched the girl, traveling with a dog Cookie. He was exceptionally friendly and occurred to be a big helper. I accidentally pulled hot pot with cooked rice and a result of which olive oil and some rice gushed on the table. Such ham-handed. Idea came in the instant: called buddy Cookie, and he most beautifully licked the table. That¢s it!Even earlier today, in the PenMar Park, which is located between Maryland and Pennsylvania states, I have rested well, ate ice cream, and drank coffee. Today is Sunday, and the park is full of elderly people. Here they are dancing, snacking, and making friends. I had talk with a few people with the Polish roots.It is hard for me. As soon as I opened my mouth, doesn¢t matter whether I say a few words or just one "hi", my tong immediately become the traitor. I understand, people's curiosity sometimes becomes unbearable for me, and I have to repeat the same story again and again. Therefore, I always answering the questions in the polite form and trying not to offend people. Usually I reply that I am from South Carolina, when I am asked where I am from? Shall I say, can they hear pure South Carolina accent? And then, I see how at the first sight there is amazement, and then their lips are illuminated with a smile, and some people just laughed. Then I say that I am from Lithuania, striking up a conversation, and often I hear about their grandparents or ancestors who came to America from Europe to seek a better life.It's getting dark, I go to bed but not before falling asleep I have to listen symphony of the flowing stream next to me...