We are delayed...sniff

[Blissful]

Well, this was supposed to be my send-off message but we are delayed in going to GA tomorrow. Paul Bunyan spiked a fever tonight and my hubby has a bad cough. Probably better too as March 1st is projected to be terrible weather anyway. And we will be with the whole AT crowd this weekend which PB will just love.
Anyway, just wanted to let you know.

So the take-off is postponed for now.

Sniff..gulp...sniff

[Skidsteer]

Ain't nothing but a thing...

[Bloodroot]

Too bad...I hope you guys get better. Good luck.

[Michele]

better to be sick at home...all things happen for a reason!

[Jack Tarlin]

Trail's not goin' anywhere, and in point of fact, you'll probably run into less bitter weather if you wait a bit. Lots of folks who start in late Feb. or early March spend tons of time in town because of weather, or have zero days in shelters which is never much fun. A lot of this can be avoided by simply waiting a week or two and starting later in March.

You'll be fine. Good luck and have a wonderful trip!

[Skidsteer]

It would really stink if you all had come down sick your first week out.

All things work together for good....

[RAT]

Get well soon. I just got over 7 days of really bad flu. Trail will be waitin' on ya when ya get there. Good advice in this thread about waiting not being such a bad thing

RAT

[TJ aka Teej]

Rest, eat, sleep, and stay dry and warm.
Hit the trail when you're ready, it'll still be there!

[jettjames]

bust out some of your chicken soup slurp it down get better.

on the other hand I plan on starting on the 10th or so so maybe I will get to meet ya'll.

pt

[Doctari]

You are taking it alot better than I would. I'm impressed

But then, the trail will be there when you are ready, so now you have a chance to worry about your gear some more. Just how many times can you take a piece of gear off your list & then put it back in/on before it becomes just silly?


If you want to feel a bit better about the delay: some of us have to wait 10 or more years, not just a few days (at least 12 for me).

[Ewker]

If you want to feel a bit better about the delay: some of us have to wait 10 or more years, not just a few days (at least 12 for me).

glad to know I am not alone in having to wait 10 yrs


Blissful, hope your son and husband get well soon. Enjoy your hike when you get out there.

[Blissful]

Thanks, everyone. I woke up today with the same head cold, so now I'm telling the other two guys (who now want to leave tomorrow 'cause their already well into their colds) that I need a few days.

The advice has been good and really appreciate it.

And for those who are waiting ten more years, been there done that, so know what you mean.

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

Hope you and Joshua are feeling better soon. As JT and others have noted, starting a bit later will likely save you from having as much bitterly cold weather to deal with. There might be something to that adage about all things working together for the good of them that love God .

[hammock engineer]

Like other said, good choice and the trail will always be there. I was originally going to go SOBO last year, but had to postpone it to this year so I could finish up school. I orginally had plans to start mid March, but had to push it back to April 1st. Good things are worth the wait.

[Nameless]

I bet you won't miss the rain tomorrow or the cold front comming in afterwords. Best of luck to the two of you when you do feel healthy enough to start your hike. We'll miss you in the meantime.

I'm hoping the boyfriend and I will be ok for the first part of the trail, the 14 hours of traveling from Alaska to the Hiker Hostel didn't treat us well. I especially am having troubles with tummy aches, and now not being able to sleep (hence the posting at three am). Sure would be nicer to deal with at home then on the trail. Still haven't decided whether to hike the approach trail, and make it a long day, or not, and to have a short easy day. The short easy day is looking more and more necessary.

Best of Luck,
Pink

[burnoutlocal]

no worry , !!! you wait for 10years for this , couple more days delay is ok , the trail still be there , enjoy , hopefully we will meet sometime soon , i'm start around April 23 or 24, try to finish the A.T in 4 months !!!!see evryone at the trail fest.

[Blissful]

Well, we were to start today but after looking at the wonderful radar in GA and all the rain, I think the sickness did become more of a benefit.

Maybe this weekend, though we are still not well at all yet....

Sigh

[hammock engineer]

Well, we were to start today but after looking at the wonderful radar in GA and all the rain, I think the sickness did become more of a benefit.

Maybe this weekend, though we are still not well at all yet....

Sigh

You are making a smart desicion. Better to set yourself up for success, than failure. Easily said, but from what I read here and on TJ not everyone does this.

[shoe]

blissful - don't feel bad about the delay. It was truly a nasty day in the mountains yesterday. I had to run up to Mountains Crossings and it was a miserable drive, maybe I will get lucky and not have anydays like that that I must hike in...lol

[emerald]

You might want to consider banking a couple of weeks of Virginia before heading south. Just an idea. It might be easier and less costly to head out of the mountains to your own home if the weather gets ugly than spend several days hanging out in a motel.