The morning got off to a good start. Penny made me a cheese and egg omelette for breakfast, and also gave me a few hard-boiled eggs and a salami and cheese sandwich for lunch. We set off for the trail around 7:15, and made it there at 8:20, delayed a bit by traffic. At the trailhead, as I was getting out, were three other hikers, who began walking down the road to the facilities I waited for Penny at two days ago. Penny and I said goodbye, and I resumed my trek north. (Thank you so much, Penny and Edwin, for your hospitality the last two days!)
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Taking advantage of not having to hike today, I woke up late. Penny picked up her sister, Allison, from her group home. Then, Pam joined us, and Penny made the four of us waffles.
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I left my campsite at 7:30, and I could tell immediately it was not going to be a great day for a hike. There continued to be rocky, slow terrain, and though the sun was hidden behind clouds, it was still hot and humid. And, shortly after I left camp, it started to drizzle.
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Yesterday, when I was dropped off at the hotel, I had scheduled an 8 am pickup so I could get back to the trail. (I wanted to do earlier, but that was the earliest the cab company was willing to do.) It should not come as a surprise that I was running late, and did not make it out to the hotel lobby until almost 8.
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With a long day planned, and hot temperatures forecast, I wanted to get going as early as possible. I got up just before 5, with really not very much sleep — the bugs were pretty awful — and left the shelter around 6:15. I was shooting for before 6, but that was close enough.
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