Hello hello! Just popping in to update everyone on our past week or so! First: Damascus! We had been anticipating our arrival into Damascus for quite some time now...afterall it was to be our first stop in Virginia...and we weren't disappointed! The AT leads you directly through town, past Mt. Rogers Outfitters (famous along the Trail!), an italian restaurant, and so many bed and breakfasts that it's almost impossible to choose just one! We quickly found our way to The Place, a hostel located directly in the center of town and run entirely on donations to the Methodist Church. We dropped our stuff and did what we always do upon entering ANY town: EAT! After sufficiently stuffing ourselves at the aforementioned Italian restaurant it was all business as we headed to MRO to get some warm weather gear! (after too many freezing mornings, warm weather was something I wanted to celebrate profusely...by buying a new wardrobe, obviously!) After getting what we needed from there, we headed to the other, equally fabulous and famous outfitter on the other side of town, SunDog! Thanks so much to Shelley for not only carrying gear to make our trip more comfortable, but for making us look good while we do it! That's a feat all on its own!
We also had the great opportunity while in Damascus to meet up with some really "green" folks who make what we're doing seem easy: Christine, Bobby, Mrs. Price and her class, and even though we didn't get to meet her personally, Carol....because we just KNOW if she's involved with Keep America Beautiful she MUST be awesome! Thanks so much to everyone for being so helpful and inspiring! They cheered us on as we were taped by the local news channel, WCYB, for a clip that rolled later that evening. We watched it from the best bed and breakfast in town: Miss Jinny's Lazy Fox! Not only is she she sweetest most adorable little lady in Damascus, but she makes a mean breakfast, too! We are definitely looking forward to seeing everyone back in Damascus the 16th-18th for Trail Days!
Damascus was a great pit-stop for us but we were, as always, anxious to get back on the Trail! It was waiting for us as expected and we welcomed it with open arms. This is, after all, our life!
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