We set three, yes THREE, alarms and were up at 5:00. At 5:30 we checked into the walk at the school home base.
6:15 Found us butts up in the freezing cold while we "stretched" our cold muscles.
See, we really are here!
Ellen was very excited (and very cold) and ready to get going!
They didn't call this the "Walkabout" for nothing. We aren't really walking to and from anything. Today was three loop in, around and about our home school, mostly on bike paths but some on residential streets. There was water and gaterade (which I dutifully, if not painfully drank) every mile and an half, and snacks at every other station. We were well taken care of.
Somewhere on the back nine Ellen started to worry about developing a blister and had medic look at her feet. She was moleskinned up in a very unnecessarily lengthy and complicated process.
I think the first 5 miles went by the quickest, the last 5 took muuuuch longer. But overall it felt like a 15 mile walk and not a 20. I had a hot spot checked on my foot at the last rest station and got some mole skin too.
We got back to the school a bit after 2:00. After much checking and pestering, we were able to score two of only 15 massage appointments. 15 minutes of pure bliss.
We also had more blister care at the school. I had to use my assertive powers when the medics started working on our feet without gloves. I asked if they were going to use them. Apparently the Walk didn't supply them with gloves and they had to use their own. I'm glad we were the first to get checked, that room is going to be a breeding ground for all sorts of bugs with that sort of cross-contamination going on.
Anyway, now it's 5:30 and we've showered and rested at our hotel and are ready for some dinner. We have another 20 miles so we need to load up on fuel.
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