A few animals wandered through camp last night, with the sole purpose of keeping me awake. I eventually fell back to sleep, and when I truly woke Jukebox and Slim Shady had already hiked on. I started moving at my usual time, with a range of possible locations to end my hike.
I pressed steadily onward, until I came to the road into Lickdale. This was the first of two towns I could hike to today. It was cheaper to stay here, and it turned out to be the right choice. When I arrived in town, after an uncomfortably sunny walk, I found the Days Inn was adjacent to Wendy's, Subway, McDonalds, DQ, Sbarro's, and a gas station grocery store. That's all I needed to know.
I checked in and got a room in the basement, which I found interesting. The lack of windows gave it the feeling of a low-level cruise ship cabin, where they stash all the smelly hiker folk. Works for me.
I stocked up on food for the night, and bumped into Jukebox and Slim Shady just a few doors down. We exchanged pleasantries, however once I was back in my room I knew I was in for the night. My plan was to hibernate a bit. Do nothing but eat and rest for a night, possibly even a second.
So my day ended early, at around 11 miles, but that gained me some much needed comfort. I caught up in some podcasts, read some comics, and surfed the web, all while I ignored a bit of television. I've adjusted my pack, and plan to just rest my back. It's kinda great when these things become chronic enough to be important, because then you can take a moment to treat yourself.
