Day 5: Shower!

So fresh and so clean clean... Writing in my bunk at the Blueberry Patch hostel outside Hiawasee, GA. It's amazing how much you can appreciate little things when you don't have them everyday!


Howly wind again atop another mountain. Guess it's gonna be like that... The group of 4 left about the same time, but Xan, Brian and I passed Mitch (he's still hobbly) and took off at a fast pace. We walk/talk/laugh well together and we did that for about 15 miles to Dick Creek Gap where we had to hitch out to the hostel 3.5 miles away. It was the first time attempting this for all three of us. We walked with a few cars zipping by for almost 2 miles (feet hurt) before an old pickup let us jump in the back. Best. Feeling. Ever.

Then we met Gary and Lenny (the wife) who run the hostel. Gorgeously nice and generous people, and a beautiful property. They have everything a hiker could need here, and whatever hikers don't need, they leave behind! So there is a huge medicine cabinet, toiletry basket, extra food box, extra gear box (found a bit of rope to replace mine) and they do our laundry! So I ran around in my rain gear for a bit. Old timer, Winston, and his buddy Koo showed up to stay the night as well. Gary said we could drive his Jeep into town if we wanted to, so Xan, Brian and I stopped at Rite Aid and then went for pizza! Delicious. The clothes were soon clean, and the boys went through their mail drop box. They had waaay too much food, so I got a few things, Winston/Koo got a few things, and a few things went into the extra food box. Everything is so clean and nice it'll be hard to go muck it all up again... And rain on tuesday maybe??


Should be a wonderful and huge blueberry pancake breakfast ready at 8:30 for us tomorrow... Then a quick stop into town again to pick up my things at the post office (solar charger!!!), and then we'll be back on the road again. Tomorrow night, North Carolina!!?!


-- Posted from the trail...

Location:Shooting Creek,United States