Mileage for today: 35 Cross the half way point. 1157 miles down, 1157 to go! Starting point is the Ronald McDonald House of Greenville located on 549 Moye Blvd. Stopping point is along Rt. 264 Alt. in Wilson, NC. Today's run is dedicated to the Ronald McDonald House of Greenville. Lay off the crack boy! What a difference a day makes as it was around 30 degrees cooler. I stocked up on extra supplies before leaving Greenville. I wasn't sure what was out there as things have been rather bleak for fueling up the last few days. I also knew I was going to be busting out the tent for the first time as well and basically had to plan for potentially two days of stuff. I aquired license plate number 14 today and it inspired me to hold a contest to see who can correctly guess how many I'll wind up with. I think as a "prize" I'll cough up one of my used sneakers to the winner. I really took my time with this leg. I had been finishing around 3PM most days, but wanted to stretch it out seeing as I would be camping out. I cruised into a little Mexican restaurant around 5PM for dinner. After then I started to stake out a quiet, safe place to crash. For days I had been running by nothing with the exception of Greenville. Just when I needed "I'm in nowhere" USA to park it for the night, I run into a friggin' actual town. A town complete with a Bed, Bath and Beyond, Pet Smart and everything else that completes a no-shit strip mall. Well, everything except a SIDEWALK! I finally spotted an abandoned house I figured would be good to use seeing as it was starting to rain. That was until my brother point out that an abandoned house just past a strip mall in the rain is a great spot for crackheads to hang out. Well, onto the next stop. I finally spotted a cluster of woods off the road that I inspected for "drinking" traffic. No signs of empty beer bottles and looked as if no one had been near this place in years if ever. This would work as my bed for the night. As I was setting up, I reflected a bit on the day and realized my Achilles bothered me a bit toward the end and then I realized I meant to ice it a few days ago. Hopefully tomorrow. |

