Ahh, I overslept! It was 9 am by the time I got going today. Robin had already hiked out towards the village of Parzan, where we were to resupply before setting out on the next 5 day stretch, supposedly one of the most difficult of the entire trail.
I threw everything into my pack and hiked out after her. We eventually met up on the highway down to Parzan after a nice 5km walk down a dirt road leading out of the valley we had camped in.
We got down to town and hit the local supermarket, bought 5 days of food, and went to the local burger shop. I also had an 800 calorie chocolate shake from the grocery store, so my body was in food-coma mode trying to figure out what to do with all the energy it just received! I was just barely able to finish the burger, and felt super locked and calorie loaded a few minutes after.
We bought a few things at the other store on the way out of town and hiked back up the road 1.5km to where we had left our backpacks, since this was an out-and-back resupply (meaning Parzan was a 3km round trip down the road, off trail) and picked up the trail just up the highway on a dirt road.
The dirt road dragged on for about 10km, uphill the whole time. We passed one pretty body of water, although it was a dammed lake used for power generation. The color is still awesome! I wish there were better ways for us to generate electricity, so that we could leave our natural places as they are, for all future generations to enjoy, although in this case, this construct may have improved the beauty of the area by creating a place for the water to show its true colors.
We hiked on and up and reached the Col de Urdecito, where we were met by, you guessed it, more awesome views of the mountains we will spend the next couple days hiking towards.
We hiked down the trail and found a perfect camping spot in a big grassy meadow, a bowl carved into the mountainside, with waterfalls cascading down around us.
We made dinner and went to bed. We need all the sleep we can get right now, to restore our muscles and prepare for the tough 5 days ahead of us! It’s gonna be gorgeous country, lakes and mountains and glaciers and all that good stuff! It will surely be an adventure. Stay tuned.
P.s. the full moon rise over the mountains just off our front veranda was serene. I tried to capture it with a long exposure.
Cannabis Energy drink. LOL! That sounds like a contradiction of terms! Love you, baby boy!