Day OneFifteen, October 10 (10/10/10!!), 23 Miles
At Mile 2284, Poptart 820/1000
Great sleep in Hugo and Carole's backyard. Awoke to a massive, delicious breakfast that Carole had whipped up for us. Hard to leave but leave we must. Said our goodbyes and headed on our way. A huge thankyou to Hugo and Carole for everything. Food, shower, company, generosity, water and most importantly the friendship they have given us and the trail. How can one not have faith in humanity?
It wouldn't be a leaving town day if we didn't allow ourselves to be distracted by food. And we had to introduce Scout to the ways of Team Pacific Rim. He's from San Diego too so he definitely fits in. Embrace the distracted. First was the supermarket, then Hawkeye, RT and I simply had to get some burritos from Sonic. Unfortunately (also, luckily for our southward progress) the Hawaiian BBQ place was closed (down?) but McDonalds was open, of course. At eleven we were privileged to watch the changing of the menu. Exciting times. Called Carole to suggest pushing back our on-trail rendezvous by an hour might be a good idea. Save them waiting for us.
Finally, back on trail. All road today. Through Zuni Canyon, then Bonita. Having Scout with us injected fresh spirit and new stories, new conversation and the opportunity to tell trail stories to someone who understands. Met Hugo and Carole, who were cashing water for us. Which is a massive help, without the two cache's they gave us it'd be an unthinkable carry out of Grants. Potentially as high as 64 miles... We were also given beer, ice-cream and a special wee bag of Peanut M&M's. Which I actually enjoy again. Today was wonderful.
Changed the batteries in my headlamp for tomorrow. Love my Petzel eLite, those batteries had been in since somewhere in Oregon last year and this is the first time I've actually managed to run a set dry. Granted, the beam has very weak for a while, but it's enough. Get ma moneys worth for sure.
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