69 miles travel on Wednesday, 8229 miles trip total. Wow, our trip rhythm hit a speed bump with Julie and me each suffering a stomach virus; Julie's malady followed Mark's by 12 hours. So, our planned Wednesday morning departure from Great Falls was delayed til evening and Julie slept much of the day. We're having breakfast in Winchester VA at the Daily Grind Coffee House in the delightful Old Town. We are eager to get up onto the Skyline Drive and get headed south. The delay due to illness is causing us to face the need to make faster time today and tomorrow than full length meandering along the Parkways would allow. C'est la vie. It's just a matter of readjusting expectations. Yes, we wished to be farther south by now, and really wanted to roll yesterday morning. But if we had, we would not have seen the gorgeous sunset while inside West Virginia last night, and the incredible rainbow. I do not think I have ever seen a rainbow at sunset. Was it really tinted orangish pink?! What a sight to behold, and one of those many special moments that pop up unexpectedly during a journey. -Mark
Bearnadette here. It was a bummer that my two humans felt bad the past two days. I kept watch over them and comforted them. I know they made the right choice to stay put and recuperate at our good friends' house rather than pushing on too soon. I can tell you, they are both looking far perkier this morning! and we're ready to roll. We didn't see any live bears out West, I wonder if we'll see Ursa americanus anywhere here in the eastern mountains. That would really be cool. Regardless, this has been a fantastic trip to be able to see so much of this big country. Not many bears get a chance to travel this far. I'm so grateful for the chance to be along on this adventure.
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