I woke early so I could get on the trail just before sunrise. In the dark I reached for my shoes with my socks stuffed in them. Huh. That’s strange my right shoe is empty. So I feel around and still nothing. I get out my light and they are gone. The left shoe along with its sock is there. It looks like I had a night time visitor who absconded with my right sock and gaiter. I was robbed! So I got out my extra right sock and was good to go.
I was on trail at 5:30 AM and was doing OK. I have a blister on the inside of my left heel. It’s a nuisance and after a while I just ignore it. Today I was planning to do 20 miles. My first water stop was in 9 miles. After the stop I would be carrying about 5.5L. Heavy! I was going along well with a slight breeze, but the day heated up and I slowed down. On one of my breaks I saw that the next water cache was only two additional miles. So as the day wore on I marched along and then as the heat went up I got slower and slower. By the end my feet were just screening in pain. That is, the dogs were barking. But I made it to the next cache.
Wait… who or what stole your sock? I thought it was going to have something to do with “the dogs”
Nope sorry, some unknown animal was in my campsite while I was unaware / sleeping, which of itself is a bit unsettling. And the high miles I’ve been pushing have my feet sore, blistered and overall unhappy.
Great to hear you are on your way. Since the foot hasn’t been mentioned since the first day I am hoping it is no longer an issue Happy and safe hiking.
Feet are always an issue, but the Planar Fasciitis has not been it. Instead they are overall sore and I’ve now gotten a few blisters.
We’re enjoying our “armchair hike” from Florida. Keep an eye out for the sock thief!
That nasty sock thief has some sure smelly socks in its burrow – so take that!