Just watched the World Cup draw with a wry smile as we drew the USA in our group with the game scheduled for June 12th. My thru-hike will turn into a walk of shame if England lose!

Watching England's World Cup games in another thing I have to factor in my planning. I doubt many others are, but I have found soccer to be a common language that has allowed me to make new friends in my many travels around the world. I visited a buddhist monastery in Thailand not so long ago and all the monks wanted to talk about was football! I hope to watch the England USA game with some newly found American friends as I am passionate about football as I am hiking.