Tuesday, August 24
Walk: 15.3 miles
Ox Cart: 2 miles
70 degrees
It was a little alarming when I couldn't eat more than a few bites at breakfast. Because they'd told me nausea was one of the symptoms to watch out for, I spoke with the Prompt women assigned to us that morning. As a precaution, they gave me a shot of Zofran. I was slightly discouraged since I'd woken up feeling better, hoping to be at peak performance. Instead, I reminded myself that paying attention to my health was more important than how much of the Trail I covered. After all, I wanted to be able to walk with incoming family on the last day.
Walking wasn't quite the struggle as the two previous days. The shot allowed me to keep fueling my body and the cool weather helped prevent overheating. However, pit stops were becoming less useful. Time was precious, the stops not really providing rest. We rushed to use facilities, grab food and drink, reapply sunscreen. I was not changing socks regularly.
The result was that I felt stronger but a hot spot on my right foot became worrisome. That's when I rode two more miles on Gold Ox. One mile from each of the last two stops, to remove my boot and give that toe a break.
The three-day pilgrims joined the Trail and it was quite a sight--a river of people filling the right lane from behind the lead car to in front of Gold Ox. What a procession we will make with Blue and Gold combined, along with the one-day pilgrims on Saturday.
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| Family-style dinner served at St. Joe Farm. |
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