Saw it coming...

3/8/08 - Hiked 0.0 mi... I knew it! He's not leaving the Blueberry Patch... ever.

• Cold, blustery & significant snow in the mountains
• Knee is still a little sore
• Organic breakfast: eggs, biscuits, coffee, oj, fresh fruit, pancakes with... you guessed it... blueberry syzzurp!
• Played Rummy with a few other thru-hikers - Jesse, Bill, Herbie & August - came in 2nd (which means they didn't get to see how disgruntled he gets when he looses)
• Games followed by back-breaking manual labor around the hostel. My understanding is that they wound up cutting down trees, splitting firewood, pulling thicket and feeding briars to the donkeys (!)
• Leftover mexican for dinner then took a bus back to Neels Gap (you're going the wrong way!) for the annual "hiker kick-off" - which is a fancy way of saying "more free food"
• Should cross into his 1st new state tomorrow - NC or BUST!