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A Zero Day

5/6/2013

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May 6: After yesterday's trying day, and with our gear still damp and soggy, we decided that a zero day was in order today. The rain tapered a bit, allowing us to walk down the road to the laundrymat to wash our clothes. Sadly, we are reaching the point where our freshly laundered clothes don't smell fresh and clean, just less rank than before. We sat and checked email on our phones, updated facebook, and ate snickers bars while we waited for our laundry. Then we stopped by the grocery store and dollar general to replenish our supplies. We had to take a bit of a meandering path through town, because yesterday's rain had caused intense flooding and washed out bridges and roads. (Maybe CHOSE to take a zero day isn't exactly accurate)
In the afternoon, we organized our gear, watched movies and napped.
Road Runner, another hiker that Subaru and Hawkeye had been hiking with, arrived at the lodge this afternoon, just as the rain stopped and the sun came out. We all went down to a barbecue restaurant and had giant plates of barbecue, sweet tea, and fried pickles as bluegrass and mountain music played on the speakers overhead. A great small town North Carolina zero day!
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Flooding on Newland, NC
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Randy Razidlo
5/7/2013 04:09:05 am

When I read your comments about the daily grind it makes me wonder how much more I would appreciate the little things...like hot water, pillows, towels...what an experience your having. I'm glad you got some human grace mixed in with the rough patch of weather. Sounds like a very well deserved zero mile day. Thanks for the daily inspiration.

Randy from MN

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Gene
5/9/2013 10:25:43 am

YOU GO PINK LADY!!! I think of you often wishing I was seeing your smile. It has to be great to not think about work, chaos, and drama for a few months. Youre a rock, I love you. -Huggy Bear

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    Hi, I'm Heather, AKA "Pink Lady". Welcome to my blog.  I'm so excited to share my adventures as I embark on a thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail.  
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