So two weeks of hiking and I end up with a bum knee. Currently having to do some physical therapy in hopes that it will work itself out. But that was the unfun part of the trip, that and the blisters.
So here is a quick wrap up on the first two weeks out on the trail with Dirty Daddy Long Legs himself (aka Daniel). We get down to Amocolola Falls around 3:30 where we putter around and look at the water fall that they have over there along with the super cool snake exhibit (here's a question for you - why would you put a snake exhibit at the beginning of the trail? So you can strike fear into the hearts of all the people who are about to start hiking that way? I thought it was horrible to look at, but I was the only one I guess because there were tons of people around there). Then we started the hike, which required us walking under this stone arch, it looked very official. We didn't hike very far the first day due to gnats, my hate for the gnats, and because we started hiking around four. So we set up a tent, had to eat dinner while protecting our food from a mouse, and set up bear bags and went to sleep. We woke up the next morning where we met two older gentlemen who were up for a couple of days hiking around, and another man with a dog that wanted to eat us.
So the hiking began!
We made it all the way to Springer (which is the offical beginning of the trail) by lunch time, which is where we ate, and then we hiked roughly three miles after that and ended up spending the night in a shelter (which is a three-sided building with wooden floor, so all you have to do is roll out a mat and sleeping bag). We spent the night with the two elderly gentlemen, Mike and Dave, who were hysterical, and a guy named Austin, from Austin, Texas. Austin would be a go getter of a hiker, but would eventually end up leaving the trail to go hike the Pacific Crest with his brother. That night we built a fire and sat around it till the sun went down. Then we all went to bed.
Well there is the first two days.
I'll be back on here later when I can to finish up the rest, but for now I have to do some homework (blasted summer school!)