4.6 miles hiked today, 67.7 miles N
1.1 miles North of Dick's Creek Gap
Today was a town day. That means that the stench that is characteric of thru hikers gets to meet town folks. It was a easy hike down to the road and an even easier hitch. We almost didn't need to stick our thumb out! In town the first thing I looked for laundry and a shower which the Hiawassee Inn was happy to supply at $4.75. For another buck I refilled my fuel too. While I was waiting for my laundry to finish I wrote a bunch of email and corrected the more obvious spelling errors in my blog posts which I then sent off.
After laundry a hiking buddy, Curtis, and I got some subs. Then I headed to the grocery to buy way too much food. Finally I called home and spoke to grandma and Dana. I tried my parents too but they didn't pick up. Again I hiked a ride, this time back to the trail. Around Hiawassee it shockingly easy to get a ride. It took maybe a minute, possibly 2.
I hiked in to the first campsite N of Dick's Gap and met up with a couple of friends.
The sunset was beautiful but as it dipped the temperature dropped as well. This was compounded by the wind. We were all stuffed from town food so we skipped dinner and went for hot drinks. I set up my tarp as a leanto to shield us from the wind and we stayed up late chatting and drinking warming drinks.
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