Monday, July 16, 2007

Through the Endless Mountains-Day 7

Still in PA, but made it through the endless mountains. Our last night there we got to camp out at the base of Denton Ski Mountain. It was my heaven. We ended early for the day, and i did wash in the creek there, and then i climbed up most of the mountain to journal and to get a better view (very smart given my appropriate mary jane croc hiking shoes). We made a fire and sang while Armin played the Ukulele-we are getting quite accomplished with Country Road, and Cracklin' Rosie. We can't wait to hit up karaoke in Chicago. It really was an amazing campground.

The days are going by well, and we are falling into a routine. My right hand is continually numb, so it's a bit of a challenge to type, so I'll keep this short, but just wanted to write a quick note to let everyone know that we keep on keepin' on, and that we'll be out of PA in the next day and a half-we are in Union City for the night and about to hit up a Chinese Restaurant for dinner!

One last thought: I am in desperate need of a shower. No big food updates for today, as things are fairly repetitive, but if something amazing comes up I'll let you know.

2 comments:

Suzanne Lowell said...

pee yu!

mattw said...

You need to pack more padding into the palm of your cycling glove. Cotton balls will work, you just need to make sure that you have plenty of padding along your median(?) nerve. If you're not wearing gloves, you should be. it's a common ailment for people who spend alot of time with their hands on bike handlebars. You're compressing the median(?) nerve in your hand which is causing the numbness. It tends to affect the primary hand more.
Wear padded gloves if you're not already, and if you are, try and stuff them with something to help pad them some more.