4- State Challenge
I woke up in the backseat of my Jeep Gladiator feeling like someone was hammering nails under my right kneecap. I realized I was using my first aid kit and an empty ruck as a pillow, so I reached into the kit and grabbed some Ibuprofen. I realized they were liquid gels and three of them were stuck together. I had no energy to separate them, so I figured three won’t kill me, and I popped them into my mouth, grabbed a swig of Gatorade and laid back down. I could feel them stuck to the back of my throat. I already put the Gatorade back into the front seat cupholder. I didn’t want to sit back up. I stretched my leg out over the passenger seat headrest and tried to go back to sleep. It didn’t work. Between the knee pain and having three liquid gels glued to my esophagus, I figured 10 minutes was enough sleep and I’ll start my drive back home again. This is how my 4-State Challenge adventure weekend ended. The rest was just as miserable. I’m no stranger to physically and mentally