The overnight stop was very quiet. That meant a decent sleep was had. At one point I even had to pull the quilt over me.
The main issue that I have with sleeping is when my feet throb with pain or if I turn over and catch a blister.
I was certain that I could hear dogs barking in the distance during the night. Given that there weren't any properties around for many miles, they may have been wild.
We drove to the start line just as the sun was rising. The day got underway on Highway 10 at 0558. Given the situation with the deer flies biting my arms and legs, it was another day of covering up arms and legs. Not ideal in this heat but worth it.
The first meeting point for a water refill was at a large comms tower at the 6.5 mile point. It was an object that I’d been able to see for many hours yesterday and this morning.
The RV disappeared into the distance. It was at the 10 mile point. From where I was, it appeared to be just a tiny white dot on the horizon.
Although it didn’t feel like it, I was constantly climbing uphill. This has been the case for a few weeks now.
The pains in both of my feet were particularly bad today. It didn’t feel like the painkillers were having any impact at all.
I passed a herd of cattle. They immediately stopped eating and, as a group, turned to me and stared.
I met the RV at the 10 mile point. I had a wrap followed by a tactical snooze. I’d not intended to sleep but had my feet raised on the bed. That was to try and reduce the pain. It partially worked. I got back out into the heat of the day. It was just 32 Celsius. Positively freezing compared to recent days.
At the 17 mile point, I could see the next 6 miles or so right to the horizon.
It looked like a storm was incoming at mile 19. Given the pain of my feet, I wasn’t at all bothered. I had bigger things to worry about.
I met the RV at mile 23.75 and decided that enough was enough. I couldn’t take any more pain today. The final few miles had been incredibly slow. My hands had become sore from grabbing onto the walking poles every time I winced with pain. It was nice for my feet to have a companion!
I got into the RV and slowly took my shoes and socks off. Some of the skin off my foot was attached to my sock. Nice! Deb gave my feet an inspection. It didn’t make for a pretty sight.
As I’m writing this blog my feet are part tingling and part throbbing with pain. I’m just hoping for a decent nights sleep.
TUNE OF THE DAY: Too Beautiful To Last - Engelbert Humperdinck
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