Six hikers stayed the night, including me. We made our way into store in ones and twos, ordered breakfast, and talked while we waited and ate. I had finished breakfast and was talking to a group of three, Atticus, FattyB, and NotYet, while Dennis, the owner, brought out their food.
As he handed NotYet her plate he confirmed it was gluten free bread. “You don’t eat wheat?” I asked. She said she had Celiac’s and couldn’t eat gluten.
She looked to be in good health and not starved so I asked how she managed to resupply and eat. She said it hadn’t been as hard as she thought it would be. She had prepared a lot of dinners in advance and was having them mailed to certain places as she went. And she said breakfast and snacks didn’t seem to be a problem.
Bob from Bear Garden Hostel arrived with Ryan by 8:45. Ryan picked out a few more snacks and we loaded up the shuttle van and in a few minutes we were back at Massey Gap.
It’s hard to put the rest of the day into words for some reason. It was one of those days where all of our senses were engaged in the best possible way. I’ll try to let pictures tell the story.
So there you have it. A picture is worth 1000 words. These 45 are priceless to me…