Sunday July 13, 2014, 93 miles (149 km) – Total so far: 2,616 miles (4,210 km)
“Well, Verne. Good morning. Ready to go, are you”?
In the faint light of pre-dawn, I can see Verne right next to my sleeping bag, standing, looking at me. Normally, I stick Verne and Kermit up top in the tent’s mesh gear loft before I go to sleep. They rest up there with my sunglasses and headlamp. I must have forgotten to put them up there last night. But how he has gotten to be standing right next to my sleeping bag, arms half-raised and goofy grin greeting me as I first open my eyes, I do not know. Perhaps I do not want to know.
“Okay, little turtle, let’s get going”. Read more