Nov. 28
After last night I had hoped that my body had slowly adjusted to sleeping on trail. But this night was as most nights, light und disrupted. Also, my morning routine is still the same. I wake up at around 6:30 a.m. and it’s 8:30 a.m. when I start hiking. Today has a couple of ups …
Sep. 09
As per usual my sleep was average at best. Most of my fellow hikers already left by 6:20 a.m. when I slowly start to crawl out of my tent. And again it’s 8 a.m. by the time I start hiking. In average today’s segment is more or less all uphill (3500ft / 1060m) over 14.6 …
Sep. 06
My night wasn’t great for several reasons. First there was a cat, that tried very consistently to convince it’s owner to open the door to their RV. But the owner didn’t listen and the cat didn’t stop meowing. Then there were air conditioning units switching on and off, traffic going by and (of course) snoring …
Aug. 30
As per usual my sleep wasn’t too good but wasn’t too bad either. After having packed up everything and had a breakfast with warm tea I was on trail at around 8:15h and also as per usual the last one leaving the site. The landscape only changes slowly once I hit the trail. There are …
Aug. 23
Today I woke up at round 6 a.m. but I managed to stay in bed until 8 a.m. I took a shower (who knows when there might be the next one available, right?) and had breakfast with my hosts Wendy and Andre as well as Jeanette. The next topic on my agenda was packing my …
Aug. 20
My sleep is as all nights on the trail until now. Light and interrupted. When I look out of my tent at 5:45 a.m. I realize that one more tent and mine are the only ones around. The other hikers must really have left at 5:30 a.m. I didn’t feel like starting the day so …
Aug. 12
Except for the usual topics (sound of my sleeping pad, etc…) my night is quiet ok. I wake up with the sunrise but it is so cosy under my quilt that I stay in my tent until 6h. I make breakfast, pack everything up and within no time it is 8:30h when I am back …
Aug. 10
My first real night on trail wasn’t that great. Because it’s a weekend there are also families camping at the lakes. One of them have a dog that barks all night at every moving grass he sees or sound he hears. At least that’s what it feels like. Also I wake up every time I …
Aug. 05
As mentioned, at around 8:30 a.m. we started our hike. I did a last Covid test that morning in the hotel and it was negative. But I still wasn’t fully recovered. My voice was still a bit rough and my nasal cavities were more or less completely blocked. My lungs were fine, so nothing could …
Aug. 02
The next day was July 4th. I went to REI to get some gear I was unable to buy in Europe and spent an awful lot of time in that store just seeing what they offer. I also bought a first part of resupplies/food. That evening there was a big firework announced to celebrate this …