On Friday we woke up with the tent all wet again and the ground soaked, at least inside was nice and dry and already at 6 AM we could see blue sky’s. We only had a 7 mile hike to Casa de Luna. Casa de Luna is another place like Hiker heaven, where the host invites hikers to stay in her yard and offers taco salad at night and coffee and pancakes in the morning. We want to stay there just to be around all the people we are hiking with and get to know them a little bit more off trail.
The days miles came easy as it was mostly all down hill along the mountain ridges.
We got to the road to the compound by 11am, but we knew we had to get to the post office in the town on the other side of the lake; Lake Hughes.
We easily got a hitch to town. James, a follower of Christ, shared his love and devotion for our Savor with us, and also safely delivered us to the post office to receive a package from my ever faithful and loving Godmother, hi Aunt Kathy!
For the ride to Casa De Luna, we grabbed an Uber, it took a long time, there aren’t many Uber’s in Lake Hughes.
As soon as we arrived at the house, we knew right away this was the right choice. The place has a massive forest in the back yard that goes on and on where we can pitch our tents. It was like a maze, weaving around the trees with tents at every twist and turn.
The maze is decorated by painted rocks and old treasures to ensure someone won’t get lost, however I’m sure many do.
Upon arrival we were told of the house rules and were required put on a loaner Hawaiian shirt. There were some couches in the front driveway and in all about 50 people stayed the night. At one point a hiker alum stopped by to seek relief from the pain of losing a friend on trail in 2017. He appreciated meeting and talking with hikers, and provided some trail wisdom along with some reality of the dangers of the trail. It was a sobering reminder that what we are doing can be unsafe at times.
-Madelyn and Joe
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