Finding a Restroom....Just in Time

I’m not gonna fib to you.  I’m glad we’re in a hotel in Syracuse, and we don’t have to think about getting up tomorrow morning and putting in some miles.  I’m tired. Dad’s tired, and today’s fifteen mile slog into Syracuse wrapped up eight days in a row where we averaged just over sixteen miles a day.  We arrived a day early, and tomorow they are predicting rain. I’m glad we’re not walking in it.

Dad outside the Cross Creek Nursery...These fine folks saved his bacon when he found himself in dire need of dropping a deuce.

Though it was a challenging final push into Syracuse, more things went right than wrong.

- We had plenty of rest and sleep last night.

- We had plenty to eat this morning and all day.

- We were able to carry light water loads.

- Dad found a restroom just in time to avoid...well, a mess frankly.

- We’ve got an extra day of rest because we pushed hard enough to get here early.

- Dad’s Amazon order, new shoes being the most important part, arrived on time and intact.

- We’re making progress toward hitting the required pace to finish the N2N-TCP.  We’re not there yet, but we’re getting better.

Every day out here on the road has proven to me that there are definitely more good things than bad in the world.  Even the tough days have so many things going right it’s impossible not to be grateful.

I’m looking forward to a rest, but I’m also looking forward to getting back out there and seeing what the Universe has in store and we make our way west on this incredible journey.