2014/3/28 Mile 58.6
Woke up at 6:30 in the rain. Packed up without breakfast and headed for Blue Mountain Shelter. Made quick work of the 5 miles and had brunch around 10. Light rain isn't too bad so far. Trail magic from Double Branches Babtist Church at Unicoi Gap fed us burgers and bananas. Really foggy. Skipping the 14 miler this time sorry coach.
Pulled into Trey mid afternoon where 3 ex marines and Coinslot were already bunked in. Luckily the shelter holds seven. We put up my rainfly to augment the marines' tarp as the overhang wasn't quite large enough to keep out the rain during gusts.
Others rolled in and two tented while most moved on. Weather decided to sleep under the shelter. Very interesting guy. Wearing a pirate shirt and paisley vest he managed to build a fire where the marines had failed. Talking with him later he seemed very smart and alluded to being homeless or transient but never clearly stated it. Nice guy hope to see him again tomorrow. Knee is starting to hurt but hopefully a night of sleep and a shorter day tomorrow will help.
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