What a Tired Hiker Looks Like in the Morning
We did better with camp cleanup this morning - woke up at 6:30, and left camp at 8:00. Good job everybody!
We had our biggest river crossing of the trip so far, the Elk. We had to take or boots off and put our river shoes on. It was mid-thigh for Amanda and I, high thigh for Sam. No missteps, so we ended up across dry and safe.
We had our biggest river crossing of the trip so far, the Elk. We had to take or boots off and put our river shoes on. It was mid-thigh for Amanda and I, high thigh for Sam. No missteps, so we ended up across dry and safe.
Further down the beach we met up with a couple of locals collecting agates which are banded, semi-translucent pebbles. We asked what they did them and the answer was "Mostly put them in a jar and admire them." Our look must have begged further explanation because one of them said "It's just an excuse for us to hang out and get away from our wives." We had a good laugh. The boys found a few agates the rest of the way on the beach which we gave to the two locals when we saw them again later in the day.
As we were getting close to the end of our walk we ran into a couple who had refilled our water bottles for us last night when we were walking through a state campsite. Small world!
At about 11:45 we walked into Port Orford and headed right to the grocery store to get some food while we waited for the bus back to the trailhead in Bandon. We had quite a feast at the bus stop, and really enjoyed having our packs off and sitting around.
After we got the van we drove a few hours to Lincoln City. We unpacked quickly then we took turns having our first showers in three days. So nice!!! We had dinner at an old-fashioned diner with juke box and everything. The boys really enjoyed it.
We are now about to get ready for bed, and probably a long sleep. No plans for tomorrow but I don't think we'll be doing much as we will be back on the beach the next day for our next leg.
View From Our Balcony
Informal poll of the day - Favourite part so far:
Diving into the Pacific after a long day of hiking
Camping on the beach, watching the sunset
Meeting people from Alberta in Oregon
Sleeping on the beach
Having so much beach to ourselves
Thanks for reading, and have a great night everybody!!!
looks like you guys are having a blast.....Just keep swimming.....
ReplyDeleteNot sure if this was TT or KT who commented but thanks!!! Those words have come up a few times every day!
ReplyDeleteAmanda just corrected me at breakfast, it must have been KM who commented. Thanks Kirsten!!
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