May 18 and 19 – Roanoke Zeros

Post date: May 21, 2012 4:41:39 AM

In the first thirty minutes of the new day, "Five Pair" was awaken by a call and was kind enough to open the front door so that Ground Control might pay his favorite hiker a visit.

"Five Pair’s" schedule for the day included breakfast on the porch with family and lunch with her family at a downtown Roanoke bakery café followed by a visit to a local outfitter to accommodate the larger foot size now being experienced by "Five Pair."

The experience of "Five Pair" with the hiking community continues to impress with the latest chapter being that of the Walkabout Outfitters of Roanoke. As "Five Pair" made her way to the lunch locale she walked by the Walkabout Outfitter location to which she would return after lunch where she was made aware of a welcome sign directed at her arrival compliments of a call by "Five Pair's" uncle to Walkabout.

After the outstanding lunchtime feast at On the Rise Bread Company, "Five Pair" was officially welcomed at Walkabout and with the attentive assistance of Jocelyn, "Five Pair" left with a new pair of Vasque Breeze boots, two shirts to be added to her hiking wardrobe, a new hydration bladder for "Triple T" (who will soon be rejoining "Five Pair" on the AT) and directions to another local outfitter that Jocelyn had telephoned to confirm that it possessed a backpack poncho in their stock as "Five Pair" believe it may just be what is needed.

After shopping, there was a quiet dinner shared by "Five Pair" and Ground Control followed by the next day which included a visit to the other outfitter, lunch and a movie.

Saturday night was all about organizing, resupplying and packing for the next day as "Five Pair" readied to return to the AT.

722.5 miles complete/1,461.9 miles to go