(I’m writing this like 2 1/2 weeks after it happened, so bear with me.)

Sunday, August 1 was strange, because it was AUGUST. July had gone fast, but I didn’t really expect it to be August so soon. I knew the last two weeks of the program would fly by, so once it was officially August I felt the pace quicken. Other than that, Sunday was normal.

Monday, August 2, we began our journey, sans-Tom, to the North! For a week we would be traveling through north Wales, northern England and up into Scotland, all while staying in hostels. It was going to be quite the adventure, and we were all really excited for it. We started later than Tom’s usual 7 am run (loved that, obviously) and loaded up the van. And when I say we loaded up the van, I mean we LOADED UP the van. It was absolutely packed. Then I lined up the GPS system, hooked up the ipod adapter, and we set off!

Our first stop was the