March 20th, 2009
Dropped 2 Franklins at Walasi-Yi yesterday after a shake down. Got a better lighter rain jacket and mitten shells, polyester underwear, and had dad send me an old down vest to replace the fleece, which as it turns out holds moisture rather than repells it. Also ditched my camp shoes so I’m about a pound and a half lighter. I never meant to be an ultralight hiker but am glad it’s turning out that way cause the pack still feels heavy to me.
Left knee still hurts, but it feels better after short breaks. Might try to get so gel heel insoles to take some of the preasure off it.
March 21st, 2009 at 10:32 am
yikes. so. guess you weren’t planning on the chilly temps, ey? are you typing this all via iphone or finding computers in the woods? dad and i are compiling the package this weekend …
March 24th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Can´t believe you are in NC already – sounds like you are making good time. Glad that you got the equipment that you need.
March 27th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Yep, there’s a great WordPress iPhone app that lets me blog, I can even write stuff when there’s no signal and post it later. Tiny keyboard gets irritating though. Right now I’m on a computer at Haven’s, first one so far, feels very… fast.