Day 90 - 29th June - Rocky Run Shelter to the Free State Hostel - 15.5 miles

We depart at 7.00am and walk well through the morning. We detour to visit the Washington Monument built in 1823 to celebrate the life of George Washington 1732-1799.

Before he became the President of the USA he was the Commander in Chief in the revolution against the English. Stickbuilt gives us a few quick lessons in American history. It makes us wonder why the US chooses to prop up dictators against the 'rebels' in places like South America. Since then,  Obama has chosen to encourage the rise of the 'Arab Spring' which seems a better fit with the US history of revolution.

We visit a battlefield where the battlements are still in place, 150 years on.

As the day goes on, I get footsore and a blister develops on my big toe. I thought I had this licked by drinking lots of gatorade.

We detour at the road to walk down to a hiker hostel called the Free State Hostel. We order pizza to be delivered - what luxury, and sit up doing a jigsaw. The hostel has a map on the wall of the trail, and at last we can see that we have come a fair way, with their 'you are here' red dot.