This is my last day at Kildare Lodge, a fabulous stay of 5 days. Kim struck the perfect balance with me: enough to take good care of the guest but not too overbearing to strangle him/her. The 15.8 mi (25 km) especially the last hr in 80 deg heat wore me down, but the extra bottle of Gatorade purchased this morning came in handy. Am trying my best to stay hydrated—so far so good.
Lodging is now confirmed at least 4 days ahead taking me to the midpoint (marker 16)—that gives me a comfortable feeling.
In SOCAL, you might see cars parked on the lawn, but here it’s a fishing boat as in the picture—quite a common sight. At 8.7 mi, a general store appeared, but it only sold antiques—can’t eat or drink those! Still used it as a mid-way break.
For dinner, Kim bought some lobster dip that I had with crackers, along with hummus, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, grapes and blueberries—and a cold beer. All this I had as a surprise thunderstorm blanketed the area with a huge downpour that lasted less than an hour.
