Today we were so far from the trail both physically and mentally that it felt like we weren't even doing the PCT. It is Sally's birthday.
Still in Palm Desert at Sue and Bill's, we slept in. Faced with no immediate replacement for my seam busting pack, I sat down outside under the sun cover and began to hand sew the seams that connect the waist belt to the pack. Bill soon brought out some fishing line, so I double stitched the seam, once with regular thread and once with the monofilament line.
My work was interrupted for lunch. We drove to Palm Springs for Chinese, then to Big 5 to look again for shoes for Sally. We settled for a pair of Asiacs trail shoes. We were hoping to try on a pair of Brooks Cascadias, but could not find a pair in town. The Asiacs fit well. As per what we learned from many hikers, we bought the shoes a size too big to accommodate toes on downhill descents.
While Sally was trying on shoes and walking the store to assure fit, I called REI about a new pack. I had called two days earlier and was told the Flash 62 had been recalled but the warehouse had some ready to go. I thought there might be an off chance that some had arrived at the store. They said they had some and stowed one at the cash registers for me. We will drive the hour and a half route tomorrow morning to pick up the pack and various other small necessities. When we returned to Sue and Bill's I completed repairs in the old pack, just in case.
Sally loves to swim, so we headed for the pool. A couple hours in the pool and hot tub, then back for dinner.
We made flight reservations for our return to Toledo on July 8th, then sorted gear and semi packed. We hope to be at the trail head tomorrow night and putting miles under us before dawn Monday morning.
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