tortured feet, day two

My poor feet are going to hate me by Monday. We spent the last several weeks being lazy AND throwing away every pair of comfy shoes. Two days in a row I've walked about 12 miles, and a full days wear. They are yelling STOP.

Bonnie and I got up at the crack of dawn to get ready for the day. Angel's family arrived about 8. We ate breakfast then hit the road. Eva rode in Bonnie's car and was introduced to Starr.

First stop was Ft. Washington State Park. During the Revolutionary War, George Washington troops were encamped there in November of 1777 before moving to Valley Forge. I didn't see a single marker noting this historic element.

We parked and headed off. The first kilometer or two was in the woods. Part was a rocky climb. Then it was down an access road to the hawk observation platform. There was a few people there including two with chairs doing a bird count. They found us five.

Then it was back into the woods until we reached the groomed trail. Two different races were happening in the park today. We saw one group coming toward us as we headed down to the observation platform. We saw the other on this trail. The turn around point was very near where we joined the trail.

 We also connected with a couple other Volkssport walkers.

We stayed on that trail about two miles, turned around and came back. Because of the race, we had friendly crossing guards. It was nice.

Then it was back up the hill, and back thru the woods on a cross country ski trail. Then we joined a grass trail which led us to a playground.

The child--and the big children--played. We gave her a 10-minute limit or we'd still be there. There was a four seat see-saw, so Bonnie and I faced each them, and Angel and her daughter faced each other. The balance was quite good. And it was a great exercise.

Finally we were back at the car. The bathrooms at the parking lot were an I-4.5 again. We must have picked a great weekend to go to state parks. Maybe they cleaned them because they knew we were coming?

Angel googled for restaurants and we found this Mexican place a mile and a half away. Again, dinner at lunch time. So much food. The guacamole we shared with blue cheese, candied pecans, figs and bacon, was divine. The entreés were enormous.

Then Bonnie left for home, and Angel's family and I headed back to the hotel. We checked in from the first walk, and headed out to do the second—the 5K at Tyler State Park. Yes, I did it again.

After checking in at the hotel again, Angel and I  decided to walk to the Wawa a mile away. We didn't have dinner and wanted snacks and water. We made it as far as the 7-11, and a pizza place was across the street. We ended up having pizza for dinner, carrying it back to the hotel.

After supper, we played a board game, and the child went to bed. She could barely stay awake for the game.

Angel had wanted to even off her Fitbit, but she's sleeping. Everyone but me is sleeping. I'm working. The child was in bed by 8 without an argument.

Tomorrow it's another 10K. This is supposed to be the hardest one. Then lunch, and then back to the farm park. Hopefully we can have our books pre-stamped, so we don't need to come back to Willow Grove.

Right now feet are delighted they are barefoot.