An easy day

After our 17.5 mile day yesterday, with hurting feet and rain for the last 8 miles, we needed an easy day today.  At 9.6 miles and only 700' of up, it was almost easy,  so we took lots of rest breaks to make up for the "almost" part.

Our first break had comfortable in-door seating with a feet recovery area that we took full advantage of.

This would have been a fun rest stop, but since the door was locked, our feet decided the ladder was too steep, and we walked on by.

After reaching a split in the trail (short/flat or long/steep), our feet insisted on the shorter flatter route, where we shortly came to ...

A cozy rest stop with a lovely river view.

Mary opted for the comfy couch instead.

And on we went,  mostly on feet friendly paths,

pausing only long enough for these guys to decide to stop taking up the entire trail!

We arrived at Meslo Herberage, sitting on the porch admiring the rainbow, until the proprietor took a break from baling hay, and showed us to our room.  My feet did not like the steep stairs (neither did the rest of me), especially on the late night restroom sorties.