June 23, 2017
th. There's a huge horde of
zombies between us and the Greenbrier, so we stayed here instead of
trying to work our way to the hotel. I went for a drive early on the
21st, to scope out roads or at least cleared spaces to fit
our truck. I got to the edge of the forest to see if there was a road
right there and instead was surprised to see hundreds of undead all
stumbling along together.
I stayed and stared at the horde for
quite a while. Some of them were just regular zombies, starting to
decompose. Others, though, were black and crispy, or melted looking
and covered in soot. I wonder where those zombies come from. There
was obviously some kind of fire and it must have been a big group of
people killed, since there were crispy kids and entire families. I
wonder if it was one of the emergency shelters that went up? I know
the one we saw but didn't stop for was really over crowded and it
wouldn't have taken much to set that tinderbox on fire.
Most of the centers started out in
buildings, churches, stadiums, any big place that could hold people.
But eventually, they all became over full and tent cities sprung up
around most of them. And we all know that tents, blankets and
kerosene lamps plus campfires and it's surprising they all didn't go
up in flames.
When I made it back to camp, the girls
were disappointed and Phil was not happy either. None of us wanted to
be stuck, basically in the middle of no where and with the minimal
protection of the large rocks on the sides and back of us. If the
horde had come through the forest instead of skirting it, we would've
been trapped and up shit creek.
When I got up today, I went to check
on the horde and found it was still going, but it is thinning out a
little bit from when I first saw it. I hope it doesn't keep us
trapped here much longer, we will run out of food and water soon. I
might have to go in the opposite direction of the horde and see if I
can scavenge more supplies. I had enough for myself for months, but
with Annie, Lisa and Phil, the supplies go a lot faster.
Here's to hoping the horde is done
soon and isn't headed towards our final destination, the Greenbrier
and it's hopefully safe bunker system.
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