Mileage for today: 25

Starting point is on Route 601 in Salisbury.
Stopping point is the McDonald's on Bayfield Parkway in Concord.

Today's run is dedicated to all of the Fallen Angles of the 2nd Light Armored
Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division on behalf of USMC Major Jason Gaddy.

Book 'em Dan-O.

Another chilly start to the day with temperatures in the 40's again.  I was dragging a bit at
the start due to the early rise the morning before the late night I had (party, party, party).  
All worth it though.  My friend, Jen, came and rescued me yesterday and allowed me to
crash at her place.  The great news is I'll be here for three nights in a row!  Jen and I and
few of her co-workers went out and painted the town red last night.

Just before I hit China Groove, I  went past Rowan Correctional Facility.  That makes the
second prison I went by - I didn't stop in for a chat.  Not but a few miles past when on the
side of the road were a duck and a pig.  Of all the times to not have my camera (all my
gear is in Jen's pad).  I did stop and pet the pig although the duck would have nothing to
do with me.  My guess is the duck knows the llama and said screw him.  My petting zoo
now consists of several sheep, some horses, a pig and one very excited golden
retriever.  The pig reminded me that if I ever get a pig as a pet, I'm going to name it 'My
Girlfriend.'  The only reason is so I can say, "My Girlfriend's a pig."

The GPS must be mad at me for dismissing it yesterday.  It wouldn't allow me to put my
ending destination in, so I had to get an address that was as close as possible.  Well,
as it turns out, the McDonald's where I was stopping was new and the GPS didn't even
know it existed.  Jen's GPS knew where it was,  but mine didn't.  Obviously Jen has a
much better relationship with her GPS than I do mine.

Well, I wound up about a mile and a half away and neither of us knew where the other
was (I accidentally left my cell phone at Jen's).  After about an hour and a half later I was
rescued by Jen for the second day in a row.

I guess I need to be nicer to my  GPS.  Perhaps I should give it a name?
Day 45 - Salisbury, NC to Concord, NC