Rain rain rain. This morning it was raining so hard that I suspected it wasn’t going to be possible to lie around until it stopped. During a lull in the downpour we hastily packed up and ran for it. Even with full rain gear it was cold and wet, and a brief respite in the covered trailhead amenities (aka the…
Today was a near-o with breakfast and lunch in town. It meant getting up late (9am – how lazy!) and pootling round town getting chores done. First on the list was food resupply at the Grocery Outlet. This bargain market has end of line products or items near expiry. It means that I can’t get exactly what I want, but…
The night had been cold and windy, so it was natural that we all awoke early. Hornbuckle got the quickest start, but we were all on the road by around 7am and hiking fast to get warm. As we came down the hill, we turned the corner and were greeted by raging winds. My pack was light as I had…