The sun is coming up over Franklin, NC, and I am waiting for a shuttle to a free all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast being put on for the thru-hikers in town this weekend. At home I translate all-you-can-eat to "all i feel like eating, and no more", mostly because gluttony disgusts me. Now, me and the other thru-hikers just have the approach "calories, and as many as possible!" Burning so much doing exercise like we do, it is all some of us can do to not go calorie deficient. Hoards of pancakes help with that.
This week was wet and cold, though less cold because my family expressed this super warm vest and a new sleeping bag liner to me. Mist during the day, rain at night has been the weather's theme lately. It is just a drag. Then the sun came out Thursday, and it uplifted me so much. That burning thing in the sky can do wonders for the heart.
The best part of this week was going through a rough time weather-wise and hiking-wise: working harder than my body is comfortable with to get in shape, and not having a comfortable warm couch to crash on when the day is done. One of the things I find myself appreciating in town, along with showers, is padded seats.
They're cool.
But I came through a difficult week without one thought of quitting, and on the other side have recieved sufficient encouragement to bring me back to a really positive spot. This gives me confidence in the endurance which has been instilled in me. I am not giving up.
107 miles down; off to a good start.
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