Well, ready to blog again, this time from Asheville, North Carolina. Yesterday morning after waking up to a cloudy, albeit dry day, we packed everything up and were ready to hike just as it started to rain. Not really ready to face that for another day, we hung out in the shelter with two thru-hikers, Chesty and Roadhouse who told us tales of the trail until about noon. Apparent that the rain wasn’t about to stop, we decided it was time to press onward regardless. After walking about 30 yards from the shelter, I (Abigail) decided my feet were really in pain and I was not about to make the 32 mile walk over the next few days to get to Erwin, Tennessee. Well, if I’m honest my eyes did the talking and as they teared up from the pain they told Chris enough to decide for me that we would be calling for a pick up from the local hostel in the next closest stop. Determined to not put my hiking boots back on, my pink crocs did nicely for the 2.7 mile walk down to the road, even with the muck, rain, and steepness!
After hanging out in Erwin for a couple hours, our friend Tara rescued us again and picked us up and took us to her house in Asheville. We have been able to rest, soak our feet, shower, and watch a movie with a blanket over us with a beer in our hand! It has been very luxurious and is much preferred at this point!
contra dancing- a new thing for us to observe!
Tara even got Chris to dance with her!
After a few days (as long as the weather clears and the blisters heal and new hiking shoes are bought) we are hoping to hit the trail again and our goal is to get to Damascus, Virginia.
In the meantime, we are appreciating Asheville, becoming educated about contra dancing, great bookstores, eating good food and relaxing!
Someone once told me wearing pantyhose (the knee-high kind) under your socks will help prevent blisters... REI also sells double layer hiking socks that advertise the same... Hope you feel pain free and can get back out there soon!
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