Took a nero today and only hiked about 5.5 trail miles to Around the Bend Hostel. To save money we paid for a tent site instead of a room or bunks and was still able to take full advantage of the showers, laundry and free shuttle to town. We were excited to stop in to the nearby brewery but it was closed because today just happened to be Easter Sunday. Instead we went to the grocery store and loaded up at the salad bar to counteract all the trail food we’ve been eating. After buying some more food for the next few days we shuttled back to the hostel and hung out with all the other hikers. We learned that some people have already quit their thru hikes by now which seems unbelievable to me since the trail has been awesome everyday so far.

~Further