Laguna Campground to Sunrise Trailhead
We walked the 7/10 mile back to the trail and took the daily picture, but this time Brad joined in:
We had almost 12 miles to hike today so a strategically placed picnic area at the 5 mile point worked out well. We even saw Theresa who was on her way out. We told her we would see her on the trail and she assured us that we will catch her since her knee wasn't feeling the best. Luckily Tim has her gear allowing her to rest her knee some.
Of course it started raining harder when we got there, so we quickly ate our tuna and crackers and made a quick exit is the picnic area.
It was great that we caught up to Theresa, now we can all hike together.
Looking at these options we should pick option 2, which is the option that Theresa picked, but Barbra, Brad, and I chose to go the the hotel...it was raining after all, and we won't see Tim for a few days after this.
So, we went with Tim back to Laguna Campground, broke camp, brought Theresa her bag, and headed to Julian.
How did Tim find the hotel in Julian he booked? Remember the Alaska and Iowa women we camped with last night? Well, the looked at the weather report and saw that it was going to rain the next 4-5 days, so offered Tim $20 to take them to Julian so they could come off the trail and enjoy the rest of third two-week vacation in another way other than torturing themselves on a wet, long hike of the PCT...weirdos...how could they not have stayed!
Here we are in front of this wonderful B&B in Julian, California. They have a PCT hiker special for $85 a night including breakfast, tea time, and laundry. How great of them to support the hiker community like that!
No more glam-camping. This is about to get real.