Exodus 1 - 20
Sunday morning in Hiawassee I checked around for church services that might be in walking distance, that would let out before we had to catch the 11 am shuttle back to the trail. Nothing ended early enough, so I ended up watching my church’s streaming service at 9. I was fortunate to be able to watch the live stream of the baptisms of 3 good friends live after the service.
I was able to FaceTime with my granddaughter Ellie, as well as her dad and mom. Later that afternoon I was able to reach Lucy again for her birthday party and shared a few minutes of the festivities.
At 10am, Rick was able to walk into the local Walgreens and get his second Covid shot. After packing up and checking out, we caught the free shuttle back to Dick’s Creek gap and headed back onto the trail, resuming by about 11:20.
We ended up hiking 9 more miles and ending up at Bly Gap. We crossed over the GA/NC border at dusk, apparently during a shift change of the border guards, as we weren’t stopped and checked.
We left 92 Proof in town, trying to decide if his knee would allow him to continue. He’s trying to get to mile 120 at least, as there is a treasure hidden there by a friend earlier this year. If he can’t continue, he’s asked us to dig it up for him. We’ll see.
Our final stop was on top of a hill at Bly Gap, mile 78.2 on the trail. This is the site of the famous Knarly tree, named for obvious reasons when you see it. Dinner was a quick cold sandwich as it was in the low 30s by sundown, and dropped into the high 20s that night. Bundled up and cozy in my tent, so I turned in early (as usual). No images, as the signal is too weak to take an upload. (Addendum- was able to upload a couple of pictures)
Until next time...
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