Day #136

Okay...funny and painful! That's how I would describe my walk today! I slept in this morning, just like I promised myself I would do and it felt good. At around noon Tom, Keegan, Tyler, and I set off for Pearre Station. The boys wanted to go fishing while Tom and I walked our assigned section of the C & O to pick up trash. We had walked about 2 of the 6 miles when I fell. I don't mean stumbled, I don't mean tripped....I mean, I went down like a tree! Imagine a tree being chopped down in the woods...that was me!

Tom and I were talking about the lunch we were going to order which always includes an order of "Drunken Shrimp" if we go to the Lock House. Tom started doing the "drunken shroom dance", which I of course thought I could do better. I was moving and grooving when all of a sudden the looped shoelace from my right boot got caught in the shoelace hook on my left boot and I felt as if someone had lassoed me around the ankles. I was already moving forward but my feet stopped. I hit the ground hard with my right knee taking most of the force. I fell to the ground and laid there for a few minutes. I instantly felt nauseous and felt like I was going to throw up, but once that subsided I couldn't stop laughing. I must have been quite a site...my pants were ripped, my leg was bleeding--and I was laughing! Poor Tom didn't know what to do other than say over and over, "You'll be okay. You'll be okay." I still think my "drunken 'shroom" dance was better than his! LOL!


My knee is swollen and very sore and stiff tonight. Grrrr...I'm icing it, but it doesn't seem to be working!

Total walk: 6 miles