BLACK MOUNTAIN!!!

yesterday we reached a new level of cool. we got to finally find local longboarders to skate with. and not only do we have a place to stay with a cool couple, Tiffany and Cassie, but Tiffany showed us the local spots to skate through this mountain community, and introduced us to some cool local people. we're caught up here for a day because of rain but its not a concern, this town is AWESOME!!! we are about 2 days from sylva where we will rest up for a few days at my uncle pogu's place. anyway i have a few things to do here so ill talk to yall in 2 days. yall take care!

Ups and downs all around

Hey guys its josh i cant press enter on this computer so bear with me, We keep finding small shops and such to update the blog and facebook group. We are over 2 weeks in and loving every moment of it. We had our first tragedy though, My old board the supertanker broke in Chapel hill so i bought a Loaded vanguard and lost basically all my funds. Plus getting kicked off the Blue Ridge Parkway wasnt fun but we should have called ahead. Weve met some really cool people in the past few days so im going to do a few shout outs. Big John for the ride over 85(super cool),,,,Leyland for showing us how awesome life can get(Coolest dude alive),,,Matt who bought us ice cream(Tasted aaawesome),,,,Luther,Ian,Pink haired chick,Andrew,Jay,,,Travis for lending me a backpack since the supertanker broke(Super sweet dude),,,,Britt at talbert grocery(Free snacks always rock),,,Cheerwine soda driver for free drinks,,,Dudes at Lake belews,,,T for the ride up the hill,,,Kayla the most awesome girl alive for the ride and site seeing...P.S. Kayla you rock my socks and can come chill with us anytime,,,Spongebob dirty pants the dog for giving us shits and giggles,,,Dude at Canvas skate shop in Mtn. Airy for the pivot cups and stickers,,,Zeke in dobson for the place to crash(Superrrrr cool guy) Ill write more once i get to a fully functioning computer..PEACE

Pics from week 2: Lake Gaston to Carrboro to Union Ridge Church, Browns Summit, Walnut Cove, Westfield, Mt. Airy and Blue Ridge Parkway (the bit we were on it)

http://www.vancnews.com/lake_gaston/

Monday, March 22

Sorry we haven't been on too much, but since we no longer have a computer, we have been keeping a written journal so we will be able to update in a few days. This is courtesy of my mom who is filling in for me today. We are in Mt Airy, otherwise known as Mayberry (Andy Griffith) right now. Check out the Lake Gaston Gazette-Observer for a copy of the news article.

we're in the news!

so going for a milkshake at Andys Burgers at Lake Gaston, we were suprised that one of the staff called the local paper the Lake Gaston Gazette Observer, and within 10 minutes a reporter, John Sessoms was on scene to ask us about our trip. being interviewed and having our pictures taken was incredibly cool. we've also been suprised a few other ways! 1) josh's mom talked to her boss and now we have a sponsorship from World Gym and 2) his grandads girlfreind Maggie made us Long Way To Skate stickers!!! incredibly cool. we have been stuck in lake gaston because of barrages of rain (blah). but hopefully we'll be underway at sunrise tomorrow. ill be posting pics up here in a few minutes, and i fixed the page so it loads faster (the maps on a separate page now). anyway, ill go finish updates on everything so ill talk to you later. yall take care!!!

day 4

we've been through a few counties of the great state of north carolina, and despite cold nights, the days have been fantastic! we camped out a few places and found that pine needles under the tent make for great mattresses. theres been plenty of great pics that ill post up as soon as i have a chance to get them off the camera. my pack was way too heavy so i had to send off the laptop :( oh well. also the phone died so we're waiting on it to chanrge right now. we've mostly been eating granola bars and cheeseburgers, except the other night we got 2 large pizzas for $10 which was needed i assure you. i would like to thank john and heather, mary, tom, operation smile, john and wesley, pete on the bicycle, and sherriff webb of gates county. youve all been a help! anyway its about time to run off again but we'll let you know when we can whats going on! so far we are in Roanoke Rapids NC. not bad at all. anyway, yall take care!

DAY ONE!!!

yeah so we just woke up and we're waiting on my buddy john who has decided to make up french toast before we head over to the beach to start the trip.it was kinda nice to get a night of sleep without worrying about the trip ahead of us. we got a chance to stop in at a few surf and skate shops in the area, and settled of Wave Riding Vehicles down in Virginia Beach. not only were they excited to hear about the trip but they hooked josh up with a discount on new wheels and grip tape for his board. so thanks guys at WRV, you rock! other than that we rolled around downtown norfolk before going down to the beach, and snapped a few pics that'll be up soon (not many but a few). we'll let yall know about today sometime soon!

so its go time

in less than an hour me and josh are getting into a car to get a ride down to VA beach. this'll be our last night before the trip begins tomorrow morning. theoretically we'll be able to post up some pics tonight before we take off, but we'll see what happens. anyway i gotta get finished loading, but ill post back up on here soon. and keep your eyes on us, itll be a great trip. starting at 8 AM on the VA beach boardwalk, we will have a LONG WAY TO SKATE!!!