Rows of Pink Tents that we woke up to and came "home" to.
Some of the sites along the walk on Day 2
OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH DAY 2! That is what I sounded like at 5am as an unrested 3-day walker. Here we are DAY 2! Up and at 'em! Get dressed, hair in ponytail, breakfast, foot and shoe preparation, and off to the line-up the Z-Bra Girls went. We had decided as a team that we would get closer to the front of the walker pack on Day 2 since we were getting the "10 minute warnings" at Pit Stops on Day 1. We wanted to have plenty of time to do the necessary things such as potty, eat, drink, and rest. This experience was somewhat like potty training, in that you hear "don't forget to drink" and "relieve yourself" about every 15 minutes along the walk. The only exception is that most toddlers don't potty train in port-a-potties. Let me assure you that I do not want to see a port-a-potty for a long time. On Day 2 our team took a split-up approach. We had two members who had more energy than the Energizer Bunny himself, and then there were 4 of us that weren't so energetic. We had two end up catching the bus, so we ended up having 2 groups of 2 that day. While we were crossing the LONG Addison bridge, which really probably doesn't seem that long when you're driving over it, but it is a sight to see, we got word back from our girls at camp that we had one the Tent Decorating Contest. 
Those awesome words came at such a great time in the walk for most of us. It energized us to keep going. About 3 miles from camp, I starting having knee problems. It was hard to get up and down curbs, and it was slowing me down a bit. By the time we got back to camp, I was fully limping. Even though our team split, the 4 of us who continued the walk all met outside of camp and walked into camp together. Now that's a TEAM! Our teammate who had been in the hospital the day before was back at camp waiting to join us for the fun evening and to perservere through Day 3. After dinner, I went to the medical tent and saw a camp chiropractor. She iced my knee and did some crazy adjustments to my body, and by the end of the night my knee felt much better. So much that I was dancing at the showers. I had thoughts of Day 2 being the hardest day during the 3 days, and I'd have to say that my thoughts were correct. I think because I had these thoughts and had prepared myself for this challenge, I was much more able to handle the things that came my way.We had a fun evening at dinner with lots of laughts, and was even able to enjoy the game of the evening with one of our teammates on stage. She did a fabulous job!
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