Today, I mostly took it easy. As my earlier poem suggests, I drank tea and listened to the woods. I talked with various hikers as they passed by, set up my hammock, and read some. This lasted until the late afternoon, where I decided to start hiking.

There was talk of rain, and conveniently enough, there was a hostel 6 miles ahead. I hiked those miles very quickly and arrived in time to enjoy the company of other hikers.

One of note is Shakes – short for Shakespeare – who I had heard of, another hiker who was writing poems in the logbooks. He inspired me to write a sonnet today.

Though I wish I was sleeping in the woods tonight, I will be glad to be here in the morning, listening to rock music on the radio.