Day Five.

In Lancaster, PA, just outside of Columbia.

Long day, good day, 38 miles- beautiful weather, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, complete with Amish buggies. Also loved Lancaster, PA.

Still dealing with a strained quad- not as fun, but well managed with a good menthol and herbal plaster wrap dealie, and still loving my ankle wraps- thank you CVS.

Many, many thoughts went through my head during the course of this day, ranging from lengthy considerations about the pros and cons of having a sandbox for your children, to the problems created by a culture that insists on drawing a substantial divide between the cultivation of a sharp, problem-solving mind and a sturdy, substantial get 'er done-ness (thinkers vs. doers?) , to frozen yogurt. Okay, fine, a lot of time was spent thinking about frozen yogurt. And yes, I did finally eat some tonight. It was excellent. At some point, I might get back to some of these thoughts and think about organizing them in an interesting, readable manner. Or maybe not.

Also...family gets here tomorrow! Actually tonight, but I will be asleep, so we'll say tommorow. And by family, I mean the rest- Mom and sisters...Dad has been here all along. Again, more needs to be said, but for now, suffice it to say, I am damn lucky to have the family I do.

Anyway, for right now: achilles tendons have been massaged and wrapped, quad has been iced, clothes, watch, Ipod, water, chapstick and appropriate bandaging materials are laid out, dinner has been eaten and sleep is calling. Gotta answer. ; )