80 mile hike: Day 2

Now, onto day 2

It was a very relaxed day of recovery, with a B hike thrown in. 

The birds woke us up at 6:30, and breakfast was at 7. 

The hike left at 8.

We managed to get lost a bit due to a change in landscape from logging. Our guide became unsure and we ended up going in a circle for an hour. They were simple mistakes but they ended up having very large impact. Small errors-big outcomes.

We were meant to go from camp to a dam, but we just made it the lake to save time.

We got back to camp at 12:40, just in time for lunch.

On the hike though we did manage to get a distant glimpse of a deer. It ran away before I could get a decent look or photo, but it was nice to see a different animal. 

On the hike my shoes became drenched and covered with mud. When I got back I tried to wash some of the water off, and they weren't dry till the following morning. 

After lunch we played volleyball and went rafting. It was amazing to go out onto the full lake, and paddle it.

We challenged ourselves to moving around the submerged trees near the bank. It became the highlight of the hike, manoeuvring the boat between logs and trees. 

The lake was spectacular. It was overflowing at the dam.

A month ago, the water was about 3 or 4 metres below the top of the dam, and there was a lot of space between the fire circle and the water. The contrast was superb and also heartening, knowing that the villagers would have enough water to last them a while. 

The rest of the day involved talking, drying shoes and reading for some people. It was a great time.

Now into the photo's from day 2

How much closer the water was this time
compared to before

Some of the deforestation going on in the area
that confused our guide. 

Paddling across the lake

I took a very similar photo at camp, you can see
the difference in water level.

Roasted shoes and socks for dinner
that night

That was day 2 of the hike. A lot of R and R being done.

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