An Adventure

The first think you must know about the town of Durham is that everything is in walking distance. Me and my three American teammates must walk everywhere because A. it is possible and B. we don't have cars. The problem with walking is that after a very long grueling practice, one does not feel like it. The second thing you should know about Durham City is that it is hilly. I swear the two mile walk to practice is up hill both ways. So after our very first practice, we thought that we would try a short cut home. Yes internet, we were very aware that this was a bad idea and a cliche of an introduction to a classic anecdote. We were confident that we would be alright though because our teammates, neighbors, and administrators had given us directions of a well known footpath.

Well after walking in the middle of the freaken forest for a good long while, we realized that we were just lost in the woods; however, we were so stubborn that we said turning around would just be giving up, so we figured it was a great idea to take a trail that had the slope of .... (shit, I forget geometry. That would have been so clever if I knew what I was talking about.) Well it was steep. We saw that on top of this hill was a ray of sunshine. This must be where we can see how to get home. We were very confident that the op of the hill was the answer. As we made our collective way up this tiny path with little or no traction, we regretted our decision immediately because we were far too tired, yet we powered through and trudged toward this promising looking edge. The lactid acids surged through our quads and our over worked shins cried with pure pain. We wondered a loud in between huffing gasps for air and desperate giggles what would be beyond the edge. "What is this leads like right to our back yard?" "I bet this is cliff that completely drops off."

The first girl to approach disappears into the distant sun beam. All we hear is her burst our into a hearty gut laugh. The three of us pick up our pace in anticipation. Girl two disappears over the edge- laughter. Girl three- same thing. No one explains herself because all of them are far too busy laughing. Finally, I reach the source of hilarity and it is this.

Yes, we reached the top, but no, there were no answers. It was just a field. We all were laughing at our stupidity. We were lost. No way in hell would be turn back now! One girl with superb eyesight spots some buildings, and we all head toward them. Durham is surrounded by fields, farms, and trees, so a cluster of buildings must be the city, right? Here are some pictures of the buildings we saw.

They were completely broken down and desperate. We explore this tiny little ghost town, and then we see it. The castle that is the heart of Durham City. No, we were not close, but we at least now knew what direction to go. Once we go close to home, the giggles stopped and the grumpy kicked in. Needless to say, it was an adventure.