Date: 2008-06-08
From: Uncle Johnny's Hostel

To: Uncle Johnny's Hostel
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Ride To DinnerUncle Johnny's Hostel 3I got up and my legs are killing me! Normally I feel stiff in the morning, but it goes away after I walk around for a little bit. Not today! I think it's been all of the bicycling on single-gear mountain bikes, stuck in either the highest gear or the lowest gear; or, slipping between two inappropriate gears every three or four strokes. If I ever get a chance to come back here, I¢m bringing a bunch of tools and fixing all of his bikes! The backs of my legs are seizing up for no apparent reason and my ankles have turned into "cankles" which, for those of you who don't know, are the combination of a Calf and an Ankle. My ankles are very swollen and I generally feel like blah. I really didn¢t feel like hiking out and I was getting worried when salvation came! Cyclone's tooth cracked and part of his filling came out! It looks like we need a dentist, so he's going to call one in Erwin tomorrow. I couldn't be more relieved that Cyclone's tooth was falling out.I had picked up a copy of "Catch 22" from the library yesterday for 25 cents and I planned to read it but then Rolex finished his copy of "No Country For Old Men" so I sat around all day and read that book. I saw the movie when it came out and I¢d have to say the book was better; especially how they explain that Moss is dead, oh sorry, I guess I just ruined it for ya ). When I saw the movie I was wondering how it would go for the sequel but after reading the book, it¢s pretty clear what's going to happen. Rolex has been reading this book for a while and he keeps asking me all these questions since I saw the move but I can¢t remember all the details and it was getting annoying so now I read it and he¢s not asking me any more questions.I finished the book in one day and then started on Joseph Heller's "Catch 22." I've been meaning to read this book for a long, long time. I think I started it once but never finished it. If we keep staying at Uncle Johnny's I should be done by tomorrow. I took a bunch of Ibuprofen (Vitamin "I"), hoping to bring the swelling down and hopefully I'll get some sleep, I need to elevate my feet tonight to try to reduce some of the swelling. My ankles look like balloons. Sometime during the day just about everyone we know came in: Cubit, HaHa, Daniel (who may have just gotten the trail name Rasputin)and his sister Brittany, 3 others whose names escape me right now, the NC crew, and we met Hercules.We moved into one of the cabins instead of the bunkhouse and it¢s nice. It¢s the place that Johnny¢s Mom stays in when she¢s here. It was comfortable and I¢ll be bale to prop up my feet. Tomorrow, Cyclone should be getting his tooth fixed at the local dentist and then the next day we should be back on the trail. We¢re losing a lot of ground by staying here so long but it¢s probably a good thing for my legs as well. I can¢t explain the pain that seizes up my legs at totally unpredictable times. I¢ll be walking just fine and then all of a sudden BAM! They get like a cramp and it feels like my tendons are getting pulled behind my knee. Then, as soon as it hits, it¢s gone and I¢m limping gingerly, wondering if it will strike again. I wish I knew what was wrong. I¢m thinking it¢s a potassium deficiency or something like that. I looked it up on the Internet but I can¢t find anything definitive; although, I have seen a bunch of other people¢s complaints about the same condition. Maybe it will be gone in the morning¢¦David Patrone AKA "Jukebox"Website:http://www.brotherproof.comBlog:http://brotherproof.blogspot.comPictures:http://www.photobucket.com/brotherproofFilm:http://www.youtube.com/wbaf1Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/brotherproofDavid's Website:http://www.davidpatrone.com