Starting location: Woods Hole Hostel
Ending location: Pearisburg, VA
Miles today: 10.4
Miles total: 626.4
We left Woods Hole knowing we had a short day into Pearisburg. We had to get to the post office before it closed to pick up our maildrop and our beloved iphone that was recently serviced back in Ponte Vedra.
We got in town around 12:30 and did some chores. We found the local AYCE chinese buffet for lunch which was amazing. We then made our way over to the Rendezvous Motel where we were meeting Thunder and Daytripper. Thunder's father Tom (Tom Thunder) picked us all up and took us back to their home near Roanoke, VA for the night. Our plan was to get Thunder's car so that we could make the 2 hour drive back to Damascus,VA for Trail Days for the weekend.
When we arrived at Thunders residence we were greeted by her mother Meg with open arms. She was so excited to see her daughter after she'd been on the trail for weeks. It made me miss my loved ones, but it made me happy to get the chance to be around a family again.
We enjoyed a great meal of spaghetti with the Tainer family. The food was delicious but the meatballs were the best part. You see Thunders family lives on a farm and the meatballs actually came from a neighbor's cow. It's not everday that we know exactly where our food comes from!
We really had a great evening getting to know Thunders parents, two brothers, sister and brother in law. Like I said earlier, it was just nice to be around a family again. They are great folks and we are so thankful for their southern hospitality.
Thunder's home... They have 30 beautiful acres.
Conan + Backwards
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