Date: 2018-05-19
From: Damascus Virginia

To: Damascus Virginia
Miles today: 0.0

I woke up late, but well rested. I wondered into the kitchen with Poncho making a casserole for breakfast. Pumpkin Spice, Chill, Bandito, and I needed to head to the post office before it closed. It would only be open from 9 to 11 am. Small town post offices seem to never be open late. We would need to skip to the casserole for now.  We drove into town to ship our stuff. I was sending back my winter sleeping bag since I got a new quilt for summer. Bandito needed to stop by the outfitters to pickup her boots. We waited for her for awhile even though she drove the car. She eventually showed up walking. Chill had the key fob in his pocket and Bandito couldn't start the car. She had to walk back. We decided to stay in town instead of going back to cut down on the number of trips. We headed over to the diner to grab breakfast. It was slammed from all the hikers in town. They had simplified their menu and were not taking any special orders. It took us an hour to be seated. I ate french toast, scrambled eggs, sausage, and drank a bloody Mary. It really hit the spot since I was starving.  We headed over to the vendor area for a bit then to Sundog Outfitters to walk in the hiker parade. I busted out my romper from the thift store to class it up. The parking lot was packed with hikers from the current year as well as previous years. Most men were in drag from the thrift store. The ladies had crazy outfits as well. Miss Janet's van was there as well. She was giving out ties to everyone. Her van had banners that everyone could sign for the current class year. I suddenly felt this splash of cold water on my leg except it was blue. Poncho decided to shot gun her drink and it exploded on me. It looked like my romper power suit was throbbing with blue veins. The parade started and we marched down the street. The locals were ready for us. They used squirt guns and hoses to soak us dirty hikers. I saw one kid with a hose and a huge grin on his face as he shot 100s of hikers. The parade went through downtown and to the park on the other side of the street. It stopped near the stage and a huge dance party broke out. Everyone boogied for awhile until they started an auction for items and that killed the fun. I went to a few raffles after that but felt it really wasn't worth the time for free stuff. It would have been better to attend some of the other events going on.  We wondered one over to the brewery for the hiker prom. Except the prom didn't happen. They had bands and beer so it was still a good time. Spineli, Wizard, and Booger Bear showed up. Spineli and Wizard wore each other's outfits. I was surprised that Wizard could fit into Spineli's clothes even though he was a foot higher. At one point a whole group of men in women's clothing showed up. It was a scene from mean girls where everyone was bragging on how much they were going to be crowned queen. I saw Spider and told him he was a true gentleman since he didn't stare at my chest while talking to me. The night raged on and Chuckles got a bit drunk. We packed the Chevy Cruz to the brim and headed back to the Airbnb. We pretended to be on a rollar coaster swerving around turns in the rain. Chuckles got really sick and had to vomit out the window. We all headed to bed soon after making a quick pizza for a late night snack. Chuckles passed out in the bathroom.  It's night to be in a cozy bed for the third night in a row.