Day 4 - 3/26
Last night i was awakened at 2:30am by a Zack Brown Band listening party sponsored by some redneck teenagers in the parking lot of Woody's Gap. They blasted the entire album and Sang along at the top of their lungs all night. Thankfully I had earplugs. I'm now sitting in the Woods Hole Shelter trying to get dry/warm. I woke up this morning to a light rain around 5:30am. When it stopped after a few minutes I decided I should get up and break camp before the real rain started. I walked to the water source and filled my bottle then boiled water for coffee and oatmeal. I hit the trail at 8:00am and it started pouring rain around 8:02. I walked thru a thunderstorm for 3 and a half hours and covered 7 mi. I got to the shelter at 11:30am and thought I might rest up out of the rain for lunch before moving on to Blood Mtn shelter or Neels Gap. Once I stopped and realized how cold and wet I was I ended up changing into dry clothes and crawling into my bag to get warm and avoid hypothermia. It's now 4:45pm and it's STILL raining. I guess I'm staying here tonight. I'll hike 3.6mi tomorrow to Neels Gap where I'll get a bunk at the hostel, take a shower, and do some laundry. My feet felt ok today. I have a couple of tender blisters but they seem to be manageable. I'm starting to feel a little stronger and looking forward to pushing thru to Fontana Dam where Alex will meet me in two weeks. I need to average 10 mi per day out of Neels Gap to make it on time. I just hope the rain stops!
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