Day 2 science!

Miles:4
Water: 1 liter plus some
Average dog age: 7

Shelter sleeping is not for me. Packed in next to six other people who are trying to sleep doesn't mesh well with me. I like to read before bed, but didn't because I didn't want to use a light. I tend to toss and turn, which made me nervous about interrupting others. I had a massive headache, but didn't want to get up to get ibuprofen. So I might have gotten a couple of hours sleep.

Today we did an easy dayy again, just over 4 miles. We are adjusting to carrying the packs and today went better for Jamie, he looked much less like he was going to die.

Until he turned his ankle while we were headed to camp. Thankfully it didn't look too bad. We will know better in the morning.

His air mattress also developed a hole, and since tonight it is supposed to be in the 30s it would have been a cold night without it. We used science to find the leak. If science is dunking the thing in a river. Then when that fails, pouring water all over it and rolling it up until we found a hissing noise.

Tonight I pitched my tent and am sleeping solo..hopefully it is much nicer. But I'm bad at this so my tent runs slightly down hill. And I'm all crammed into one side. Here is to hoping I don't freeze.

I would like to be doing more than 5 miles a day. But Phil's sage advice was to go easy and safe. The more I consider that as a primary foundation of our hiking philosophy, the more our leisurely start makes sense.