Day 46

After resting all day yesterday, I went out for a massage in the morning. It was taken care of from a beautiful trail angel and friend who has helped me so much along the way. It was a GREAT massage. I really needed it and she was able to give me some good advice for my feet. I got a ride back to the hotel and picked up Domino and we went for a short (2 mile) walk to the dog groomers. She needed to be pampered too.

Now we were all clean and refreshed. I rented a bicycle on the way back and put Domino in the front basket. It was adorable. We cruised the city and took in some scenery. Even got to cross a big bridge. Tons of fun. I dropped Domino back off and went back out for Skyline chili. A Cincinnati delicacy. Spaghetti topped with chili and cheese. I ordered a large 5-way and devoured it. They could tell I was an out-of-towner when I walked in because I didn’t have the skyline lingo down. I told them about my walk and they got a kick out of it. They took a picture of me in front of the Skyline sign.

 

After I ate, I went back and still had a lot of time left in the day. I Ubered up to an REI store because I needed to return the stupid sleeping pad that kept losing air that I had been dealing with since I started. They accepted it back and gave me full store credit. I also swapped out the shoes that I had because these had been rubbing me the wrong way. They were saying that some other people who use that type of shoe had complained about recent purchases of it as well. I shopped around and found the shoes that I liked and decided to upgrade my tent with the rest of the money I had from the exchange.

 

I felt like a new man that night. Massage, clean dog, Skyline in my belly, new shoes and a new tent. What a great day!