May 4 - Virginia

Virginia!!!

From PJ:

I brok out of camp before 5 AM and cruised into town. Did 10 miles in 3 hours. The terrain and elevation were super easy. About to eat up!

Huevos Rancheros. Sooooooo good. Homemade salsa and everything.

Staying at the Hiker's Inn. Guy has 2 Vanagons!

[FYI - If you didn't already know this - PJ's family grew up with a Volkswagen Vanagon. It was dark brown. I (Catania) believe we got it in 1986. 

We had it for many, many years (like 26 or so) until it finally died. No, we didn't let it die. For many years, we had it serviced any time it broke down. The engine had been rebuilt. My mom drove that thing everywhere. 

Then, one December, a family of squirrels built a nest in the engine. When my step-dad started it up, KABLOOIE!!!!

This little side-note cannot even cover the emotional attachment we have to Vanagons. So - yes - PJ and all of his siblings all get pretty stoked when we see/hear/smell one...]