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2:00 PM (Day 19) – Finished hike to Tunnel Falls.

2:30 PM – Drove to Hood River, ate at Quiznos.

3:15 PM – Headed across the river and found campsite in Washington.

7:00 PM – Had beef ramen for dinner.

7:30 PM – Got really sleepy, headed to the back of the truck, fell asleep.

12:00 AM (Day 20) – Woke up, felt awful, put clothes on, crawled out of truck, took flashlight, wandered to campground’s pit toilet, threw up, spat, went back to truck, fell asleep.

3:30 AM – Woke up, felt awful, had never taken clothes back off so just crawled out of truck, took flashlight, didn’t make it to pit toilet, threw up in the bushes next to the campsite, spat.

3:45 AM – Packed up the truck, bailed on all then-current plans, headed for the shortest route to my parents’ house.

6:15 AM – Parked at the Battle Ground, Wash. rest stop, headed to back of truck, slept.

7:40 AM – Woke up, felt awful, still had clothes on, crawled out of truck, did not take flashlight, made it to the (flush!) toilet at the rest stop, didn’t throw up.

7:45 AM – Left flush toilet, found garbage can just outside restroom, threw up, spat.

Well, and then I just drove to my parents’ house in Tacoma and slept all day.

Evidence of throwing up:

Vomit on shoes. It occurred to me to take a photo of the bush I threw up on while I was throwing up, but I really wasn’t feeling well, so I kind of didn’t (take the photo, I mean).

Sick Notes:

• This *might* have been the first time I threw up since I was living in Dresden and drank all the uranium-laced Kool-Aid.
• It’s good to note that I had not forgotten how to throw up.
• After leaving the campsite, my initial thought was to go buy some Gatorade, and to choose a flavor that might taste all right coming back up (I went with fruit punch, which, I have to say, didn’t taste that bad coming back up).
• I may never eat at Quiznos again. May also never eat ramen again.
• I fell sort of bad for whoever ended up at my campsite last night.

I’ve since washed the shoes.

bkd