day 2: Still in the womb 04.06.2010
Song of the day: We Were Giants by The Wonder Years
I woke up this morning to a light rain, packed up as soon as I could in the twilight, and started out. The back of my feet hurt, both, and of course they should. After all the walking I've done to prepare for this I never felt this pain. But whatever, just gotta work through it. Little things like this put me in a state of isolation because there is nothing I can do but keep going. I can't go home and rest it off, I can only deal with it.
I was able to borrow some power to charge my stuff at McDonald's, thanks guys. I found a few really nice patches of grass to dry my equipment out as the sun started to clear the cloudy grey day. One thing I found when this day would end and that is I NEED SUNSCREEN NOW! When the hell did it ever get this hot this early in the year!
I stopped for lunch next to a small creek and started to really pay attention to what was going on and what everything was doing. It pretty interesting to watch bugs, animals, and humans interact with each other. I've never just been able to sit back and pay attention. The brilliant idea of just exsisting and enjoying life escapes a lot of people because they get lost in routines, which turn into steady train ride that we sleep through.
I'm in West Chester now, staying with an old friend I grew up with for a few days. I grew up as a kid around here and though it feels like home a little it also feels like a totally new place because of the way I got here. There was more in-between Philly and West Chester than I thought, amazing farmland, rivers, some interesting folk, all things I anticipated but could never fully appreciate til right meow. This whole trip is going to be like this. I need shorts, take care
mike