Captains Log PCT Day Two
The adventure began at the Southern Terminus Monument. The mayhem of the weeks leading up to our departure was purely fun loving insanity.
Day One- Southern Terminus- Hausier Creek- 15 miles
Hilarious Moments
1. Southern Terminus- My water-hydration bladder busted inside the fully locked and loaded backpack. I must have sub consciously wanted to leave a water cache for someone else along with my soaked clothes and sleeping bag! Not hilarious at first as years of preparation felt like a big WTF moment, but as we started hiking we both agreed it was a good lluck omen for the trail. Nothing is going to go as we planned because we can't control anything but our rides. Good thing family was there to save the day with the shirts off their backs to attempt to clear out the flood. I slept with wet things that night but we went to bed laughing.
2. Ben gun slung his gigantic pack after a rest stop and almost knocked me out while doing it! Ben is going to have to simmer down on his gun slinging.
3. Mile 10 in the middle of the hottest part of the day, we rested for lunch. Ben was enjoying his break when all of a sudden a thigh cramp hits him with a fury of a thousand suns! He starts writhing in pain and I of course bust out in pure laughter as I am trying to give him all the solutions ( non of which worked to be fair) He has mentioned several times he hopes to never experience that again.
4. Dinner was an odd conconction of garlic parmesan noodles ( which come to find out should not be stolen from your sisters pantry until you read what it takes to make it) I had no butter or milk, Ben in true Cidne fashion said " Its probably fine" added coconut oil with water and the bag of seasoned noodles. I ate a bite and pleaded for him to eat some. He took one bite and decided that was not his dinner for the night. So I ate the noodles while in the tent under a mountain glow light with the sweet smell of both of our funky pheromones. Best day ever!
Day One- Southern Terminus- Hausier Creek- 15 miles
Hilarious Moments
1. Southern Terminus- My water-hydration bladder busted inside the fully locked and loaded backpack. I must have sub consciously wanted to leave a water cache for someone else along with my soaked clothes and sleeping bag! Not hilarious at first as years of preparation felt like a big WTF moment, but as we started hiking we both agreed it was a good lluck omen for the trail. Nothing is going to go as we planned because we can't control anything but our rides. Good thing family was there to save the day with the shirts off their backs to attempt to clear out the flood. I slept with wet things that night but we went to bed laughing.
2. Ben gun slung his gigantic pack after a rest stop and almost knocked me out while doing it! Ben is going to have to simmer down on his gun slinging.
3. Mile 10 in the middle of the hottest part of the day, we rested for lunch. Ben was enjoying his break when all of a sudden a thigh cramp hits him with a fury of a thousand suns! He starts writhing in pain and I of course bust out in pure laughter as I am trying to give him all the solutions ( non of which worked to be fair) He has mentioned several times he hopes to never experience that again.
4. Dinner was an odd conconction of garlic parmesan noodles ( which come to find out should not be stolen from your sisters pantry until you read what it takes to make it) I had no butter or milk, Ben in true Cidne fashion said " Its probably fine" added coconut oil with water and the bag of seasoned noodles. I ate a bite and pleaded for him to eat some. He took one bite and decided that was not his dinner for the night. So I ate the noodles while in the tent under a mountain glow light with the sweet smell of both of our funky pheromones. Best day ever!
Day Two- Hausier Creek- Lake Morena 5 miles
Hilarious moments
1. I ran into the biggest snake on the trail. I immediately thought of Heather Gingras. I froze in a panic, do I use my whistle and call for assistance, but Ben would run just as fast me away from the gigantic slithering menace. So I backed up slowly and as soon as he was on the other side of the trail. I bolted like lightening!
2. My pad has officially malfunctioned and so I slept so well!
3. I used a flashlight to agitate the devils incarnate. The mosquitos were outside our safety zone of the thin layer of mesh, at least 30 blood sucking savages wanted in. I laughed at them and then we both busted out laughing by the end of this adventure they will have won the war.
Hilarious moments
1. I ran into the biggest snake on the trail. I immediately thought of Heather Gingras. I froze in a panic, do I use my whistle and call for assistance, but Ben would run just as fast me away from the gigantic slithering menace. So I backed up slowly and as soon as he was on the other side of the trail. I bolted like lightening!
2. My pad has officially malfunctioned and so I slept so well!
3. I used a flashlight to agitate the devils incarnate. The mosquitos were outside our safety zone of the thin layer of mesh, at least 30 blood sucking savages wanted in. I laughed at them and then we both busted out laughing by the end of this adventure they will have won the war.