Date: 2006-04-03
From: Dave's Place

To: Dave's Place
Miles today: 11.3

Getting started early this morning was rudely interrupted by heavy rain. So we didn't leave when we wanted to. A couple staying at the hostel had a car and offered to take us to the Cowboy Diner for breakfast, so we accepted the ride - which turned out to be a mistake in my opinion. The Cowboy Diner was just an extension of a gas station, so needless to say our food was just unfrozen, premaid...stuff.So the same guy gave us a ride to our hiking starting point and we thanked him, again. The hike was pretty easy today, not much to it. When we finished we found it very hard to get a hitch back into town. Finally, after an hour, a guy stopped to give us a ride, but when we told him where we wanted to go he then informed us that we were hitching in the wrong direction. Crap! So as we waited for cars going in the correct direction, we played a mini game of baseball using a tree limb and rocks, which I won, and also a pitching game using rocks, which I also won. Finally a friendly couple from Michagin picked us up and drove us to our hostel. I saw the ice cream cone flag flying again and tried to hit that up again before I did some internet things at the library, but in the words of NBA Jam, I got rejected, no repeats. Oh well, it was worth the shot.So we hit the library and then rushed to get ready for dinner at Suzy Seymore's house, I couldn't wait! Jill and her husband picked us up once we were ready and took us to the house. Dave, the youth pastor at the church, and his wife were also there. The atmosphere was just all so friendly and the food, wow, was amazing. Suzy asked about what needs we had and she was so sincere. So many times people say that but the depth of their sincerity can be measured in inches, but not with Suzy. I could tell by the look in her eyes that she almost craved to help us in any way. It was all so wonderful. There was so much love in her.So we had a wonderful dinner and conversations that were full of laughs. On our way out we thanked Suzy and her husband again and then went with Thom, Jill's husband, to Sun Dog Outfitter, which he owned, so Braveheart could get a 45 degree sleeping bag that we wanted. Thom also hooked us up with some "Holy Soles", Croc rip offs, that he had in stock. It was very nice of him to do. When we were done, he took us back to our hostel and we said goodbye.Some guys that were at the hostel with us mentioned that the NCAA Men's championship game was on tonight so we headed with them over to "Dot's", only to find out that it was closed. So we then went to Baja Cafe and found the game there. There, I met a real nice guy named Terry who bought me two Bud selects because he knew I was short on funds and likes to treat hikers. He was a real cool guy and very genuine. Braveheart didn't watch much of the game at all because he was on the phone, which was fine. I just watched the game, talked to Terry, and then went on the internet for a while and talked to Keri.When the game was over, Florida won, sucky, I went over to "The Place", another hostel, to see if Crispy had left my beanie there. He was there, but no beanie, oh well. So then I headed back to the room for the night in anticipation of my Dad's arrival tomorrow.Oh! Suzy's house was amazing. It was over 100 years old and made mostly of old chestnut.bacon, egg, and cheese biscut x2 - Cowboy Diner------burgers, corn, sweet and sour chicken on rice, cheesecake, bread - Suzy's house