The scenery vastly improved today over the 13 miles (20.8 km) as did the trail itself, that started on hard-packed clay and even went along the fields following the ruts made by tractors—tough to keep my balance on the uneven dirt. Spotty cloud cover kept the temperature in the mid-70s.
Interesting sights along the way included oyster farms, stacks of logs from harvesting forests, potato fields needed harvesting, and automated equipment that covered round bales of hay with plastic continuously one bale behind the other. The biggest challenge was finding a place to sit and snack, the first being farm equipment, a few hrs into the walk, but then nothing for 4 hrs. I ended up snacking while standing—I didn’t want to sit in mud or dirt having bugs crawl on me, or mosquitoes have me for their snack. Just grateful all ended well: no dirt and no bites!
Rain all day tomorrow!
