We all slept in then sauntered over to have the Gold Pan Motel breakfast just before it closed, at 3 minutes to 9am. Met Lionheart there with her mom and chatted about the trail. Just as we were finished Filthy and Junko walked in. Trail chit chat ensued.
As we packed up our stuff Lionheart's mom knocked on our door to give us a gift of bananas and home made brownies. Sweet!
When Tracy woke up today she felt worse than ever. She has been coughing up green stuff for a while and now it has gone into her chest. We decided to go back with Lanai to Chico to get antibiotics and new hiking shoes. We went via Belden, where we'll be getting back on the trail, just to take a look.
It's a tiny "town" and it's having a rave party this weekend. Trippy! Lots of interesting semi-clad ravers on drugs, like, for sure. We spotted a few PCT hikers walking through the crowd looking perplexed. There is a small store there where hikers can resupply with junk food.
In Chico we were both able to buy trail shoes we wanted at a Sport store and, in the very same mall, we got a shake, ice-cream, picked up Tracy's antibiotics and got my haircut. My haircut only cost 15 dollars. It is an inch longer on one side than the other. However, I've noticed that if I continuously hold my head at a quizzical angle the difference is almost imperceptible.
It was Hot in Chico so we spent time at the pool at Lanai's moms place. Later went out for sushi which was both fun and natsukashi (nostalgic) since it was in Japan I first met Tracy and Lanai.
The next day was more errand driven. We had to sort out our food and resupply box delivery dates for the next several weeks. As Tracy is still breathing with half a lung I didn't think it was a good idea to start with the massive climb out of Belden. We decided to get on the trail near the small town of Chester instead. Lanai kindly took us to the trail head that evening after a drink and a bite to eat in Chester.
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