But at the same time I know everybody is also excited and full of nervous energy leading up to the start tomorrow morning. The weather forecast is calling for a good deal of rain and some pretty cold temperatures. Weather forecasts are notoriously bad in Japan, but I have a feeling this one is going to be accurate. It's pouring outside right now, at least. What I'm hoping for is to at least get started and get the first few hours under our belt before the rain kicks in. It'll be a lot easier to stay positive if we're not already soaked when the event begins. But, no matter what, we're all going to gambatte! We have no other choice. We can do it!
So for my last post before the hike, I'll give some final details so all of you back home can be thinking about us.
- Fuji Crew fundraising total (to date): 143,033yen (Thank you very much!)
- Start time: 9:00am (I was wrong in my last post.) 7pm CDT Thursday.
- Arrival at Checkpoint 4 (estimated): 7:00pm, 5am CDT Friday. This is the first place we will see our support crews made up of friends and family (including Kelly!) They'll have some positive energy, food, and changes of clothes for us.
- Arrival at Checkpoint 7 (estimated): 8:30am Saturday, 6:30pm CDT Friday. This is where we will take our longest break and possibly try to get a little bit of sleep.
- Finish (estimated): 8:00pm Saturday, 6am CDT Saturday This is where we pass out.
As you can see, we're shooting for a little less than 36 hours. It's going to be tough, but we feel like we can do it.
Well, keep us in your thoughts as we go and I can't wait to report back on how it went with pictures, stories, etc. Let the Oxfam Trailwalker Japan begin!
1 comment:
I will be thinking of you all continually and you'll get a couple of prayers too. Good luck!!
What an experience it will be.
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