Day 7 Summary

Hayters Gap Hill

Day 7 was very long. I was on what I think is the hardest hill yet. The hill out of Hayters Gap. It was a hilly day. I was having a difficult time finding a place to sleep. I could not reach the Church Hostel by phone so three quarters way up the hill I decided to stop for the night. I camped in the woods just off the road. My tent was still muddy from last night. The rain was heavy. Things went wrong. I stepped in human poop. It stunk. As I set up the tent it filled with water. It was slanted with two inches of water at the bottom.  I stumbled and fell into the tent bending the pole assembly. Luckily I had noticed two blue rags near the road earlier and picked them up figuring I might need them. I used one to clean my shoe and the other to soak up the rain. I learned that next time I could set the cover up first and then put the tent up under the cover. The next morning I heard a red truck come screaching to a stop. I thought I was in trouble and crouched down. A man got out and let his dog out. I thought if that dog sees me "will it attack?" Then they got back in and zoomed off, then another red truck came zooming up. They also seemed like they meant business. I ducked. A girl and guy got out, fiddled around, got back in and left.