Day 4 | Ahipara
17 October 2022 | 18°C | 30km
The day starts with a kickeriki from Gabriele’s chicken farm at 6:45 AM. I feel pretty awake after nine hours of sleep. Not counting my legs that still feel a bit sore.
I quickly pack my stuff and join some others for breakfast before I head out with Giancarlo. We walk together for a while and chat about the PCT that he had hiked as well.
Around noon it starts raining (and it won’t stop until the late afternoon). I break for lunch at a small resort where I met Eva, Sabrina and Sebastian. We all squeeze under the roof of a public toilet that seems to be the only shelter. The others head out while I am talking to Greg, a French guy that I had met while waiting for a ride three days ago.
I hike most of the afternoon on my own until I meet Steve with his heavy pack and some blisters. Despite the rain he is only wearing a T-shirt and when I ask him why he is not wearing a rain jacket, he tells me that this is a good way for him to keep cool. He is a tough guy from Alaska.
I happily reach the camp in Ahipara at 5pm where I share a cabin with the guys. A hot shower is the absolute highlight of the day.
Thought of the day: I want to learn how to pee with my pack on (especially in the rain).
