Start: Holiday Inn Express, Fort Montgomery, NY
Today was the first morning I was up before Brian! I woke up at 6:30 and jumped in the shower. When I got out, Brian had the news on. The meteorologist said a lot but I heard two things: umbrella and air conditioning. He said today was going to be a hot, muggy, stormy day. Now, hiking in the rain is inevitable on this journey and it doesn't ruin my day to hike in the rain, but rain starting while you're already out there and leaving the comfort of a roof over your head to go out into the rain are two very different situations. After hearing that the entire day and night were going to be stormy, Brian said the "Z" word... Zero. He claims he was kidding, but I had the same thought and there was nothing funny about it. Burdened with the guilt of a double zero, we decided to wait a while to make a decision. It wasn't even 7 am and checkout is 11. We went downstairs and indulged on the amazing breakfast this hotel offers. Once we were back upstairs, we went back to sleep. I set an alarm for 10:45 to make our decision. The alarm went off and although it didn't rain yet, the sky looked threatening. I called the desk and we were able to extend our stay until tomorrow. A second night in the honeymoon suite at the hiker rate... Yes, please! We fell back asleep and didn't wake up until after 2. I guess our bodies are exhausted! At about 3 pm, it finally did rain. I was thankful to see the lightening and hear the thunder because Brian would not let me forget that it was my decision to take a zero for the rain that had not yet come. The hard rain only lasted for about 30 minutes and then the sun came out. It is supposed to storm through the night, so we will see if this decision pays off. In the mean time, we are going to dinner at the BBQ restaurant just down the street with No Whistle. She also took a zero today. Tomorrow, we will start early and put in some high mileage. I promised Brian many days of 20 miles to make our date with Mount K.
End: Holiday Inn Express, Fort Montgomery, NY
Peace Be The Journey
~Flicka
Thoroughly enjoying reading your adventures. Nothing wrong with a little luxury once in a while ;) Sounds like you guys are well deserving of it! Keep up the awesome work!
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