MST Trek Day 72

I am currently 6 miles from Cedar Island city limits, and 9 miles from the ferry to Okracoke-- I'm hoping to get on the 10am ferry.  I got a later start than I had hoped today, and the temperature and humidity have continued to rise-- again.  With absolutely no shade it was very, very hot.  We had several bridge crossings today, and once again, I have to thank the Sheriff's department for giving us an escort.  Thank you again, Officer Keith!  When Tennille and I reached the town of Stacy, an elderly gentleman asked us if we wanted to sit in the shade and have a drink with him.  George is a wonderful man; turns out that he was born in the house in which he lives.  We talked for awhile about all sorts of things, from hiking to hurricanes.  Jef even captured some of our conversation on film.  We ate lunch on his porch and then had to be on our way.  Quite a few cars honked and cheered us as they passed by; another gentleman, who used to work for the transportation department, gave me a pulsing strobe light necklace so that people could see me.  We added 20.6 more miles today, and it is now official: we have less than 100 miles remaining.  Late in the day I was able to try out Tennille's new cooling towel.  It really works well.  You add water, squeeze, and get instant cool.  Thank you so much, Tasha.  We are looking forward to arriving in Okracoke and going to the Topless Oyster Bar.  They are feeding us dinner, and we are giving an interview for a radio show and an online newspaper.  They have even arranged housing for us--we're very grateful for that.