May 23:AntFarm and Swiffer

Today was the second zero day we took since being on the trail. Pretty much everyone takes a zero @ the Saufley's. In the past hikers had no limit to the number of nights they were allowed to stay, so many "got sucked into the vortex" and stayed for 1,2,3,or more days. This year, probably due to sheer numbers, there is a two night stay cap, limiting hikers to one zero day there. For example, it started getting overcast on our way into Agua Dulce, and the next day hikers were showing up with stories of rain, hail, and even 6-8 inches of snow! Because of this, there were 75 hikers there our second night. Talk about a handful! Next year they are putting a 50 person cap on a first-come, first-serve basis, which should help things from getting too overhelming.

We spent our day relaxing, eating, grocery shopping (we took the sweet old-school bikes into town to the grocery store), and sorting food and shakes to be sent ahead to a few places. We set out to the post Office, got lost, and ended up @ a totally different one than we were aiming for! But, our stuff got sent, so that's all that matters.

This was also the stop we said we needed trail names by. We mentioned earlier that most people go by a trail name because it's easier to remember and usually has a fun story behind it. So our trail names are, yep, you guessed it, Ant Farm and Swiffer.

Mark is Ant Farm. His name came about b/c he woke up one morning with loads of ants in his food. They had spent the night chewing their way into a bunch of his ziplocks; even though he got most of them out he still had a few traveling with him for most of that day.

I, Jess, am Swiffer. I got this name b/c due to my lasik surgery a couple months ago, my eyes were really dry so the doctors plugged the tear ducts in both my eyes. In the cooler hours of the day or when it's windy my eyes water. Wiping the tears off my face had caused dirt to stick (that and all the sunscreen we lather on). I just always have dirt on my face, and often when we go into town, my shirt and face are way dirtier than Mark's. I got Swiffer b/c I collect dirt easily and it was better than being called Dirtface :).

We went to sleep that night very glad to be in the RV; it was definitely still looking like rain and it was definitely still cold!

Total Miles:454.4
Miles Today:0
Camp 26:Hiker Haven RV

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