I spent much of today in a haze. I don't why but I have been feeling lonely in a city of thousands of hikers. It is self imposed becuase I have dozens of friends here but I don't want to see them. I think is because I am in a town. I have noticed after being in town a day or so I get headaches and feel general sluggush and iratable. I think my body has adapted to the trail and it really is hard on my system to be in such a noisy busy place. I long for the woods and the hard work but simple predictable life and clear focus.
Enough of my rant. I did do some fun things today. "The Place" hostel in town was where I stayed last time I was here and back then I was annoyed that their kitchen sink didn't have a nozzel. This time I did something about it. I picked one up at the hardware store and n
ow it is fixed.
After that there was a big parade through the center of town. The tradition is that the hikers all group into their respective classes/years and march through the center of town. The locals proceed to try to soak the hikers with hoses, squirt guns, water ballons, buckets, etc. Us hikers are at a distinct disadvantage in that we can only carry so much water so usually we end up with us getting pretty darn soaked. I had heard about this and left all I could at the hostel so it wouldn't get soaked but in the end I stayed pretty dry.
The only serious water I ran into was when someone tried to throw a bucket of water at me. I ducked just in time but I only got wet on my back from some splatter. Also during the parade Mount Roger Outfitters was tossing free hiker socks into the crowd. I got a pair of Darn Tough Vermont socks. They aren't my size but I think they may fit Dana.
The rest of the day was spent mostly wandering. I am hitting the sack early and looking forward to breaking out of this funk.
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