After pigging out on chocolate cake and doing a 26.7 mile day I had to take it easy the next day! We had a fairly easy 9.1 mile day and were treated by our supporter, Morris, yet again! He picked us up at an outpost where we had a big lunch and took us into the town of Bland so we could resupply at a grocery store and grab some Dairy Queen.
The next morning we set off from Helvey’s Shelter towards Dismal Falls, it was an 18 mile hike but fairly flat. We are surprised by some unexpected sleet though! Since it was so cold we actually hopped off the trail for lunch and ate at a really good Amish grocery store. We warmed up in the Lickskillet Hostel before heading back to the trail. There is some really neat artwork there! I also reached 600 miles this day.
After leaving Dismal Falls fairly early the next day we made our way towards Woods Hole hostel. It is one of the oldest hostels on the trail and I really enjoyed it! They provide a free stay for Warrior Expedition hikers on a tent site, but we paid for an upgrade to stay in a safari tent. This hostel isn’t for everyone as it is a little “hippy,” but I thoroughly enjoyed the free yoga class and the awesome vegetarian food, most of which is grown right at the farm!
I had the best night of sleep on the trail yet while staying in the Safari tent! It is a very comfortable bed with a built-in electrical blanket, I slept for 9 hours straight since I was so tired! The next day we made our way into Pearisburg. I really enjoyed Pearisburg, so much so that we stayed there for four nights…. We stayed the day we hiked in, and then did two 20 mile slack pack days, and then took a much-needed zero day off. My appetite is building again and I was very excited to finally make it to a Mexican restaurant đŸ™‚ cheers!
Oftentimes hostels will provide loaner clothes for hikers to wear while we do our laundry. This is my first time actually wearing them! Signing off for now, Feather Blue đŸª¶đŸ’™
Hiking Through with Feather Blue 