After a wonderful night's sleep, I had breakfast served up one floor below me at 6:30. Despite the hour I was actually happy to get an early start. Today held my favorite morning of the trail so far. The sky was clear while fog hung low in the valleys and as it burned away, the trees started looking ghostly. It probably took me an hour to finish what could have been a half hour walk with how many times I stopped to take photos. My main challenge was finding a place to buy more food as breakfast was the usual bread with butter and jam, coffee and orange juice. It wasn't until 11:45 til I was able to buy a real meal. Before that I ate a banana, some nuts someone was willing to share, a light, crispy pastry shaped like a baton and another glass of orange juice.
I got to enjoy my lunch with a couple from Texas and then walked with them the rest of the way. I arrived here in Nasbinals at around 4 pm with just three stops. Tomorrow, I might take a shuttle since my feet aren't so forgiving this time around. Between foot surgery and now, I have hiked the Appalachian Trail and they put up with it then. But perhaps I'm overworking them.
Either way, at least I made it for the day.
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