In this land of shrubs and relentless sun, Auga Dulce is a village of shade trees. I liked it. The trail went straight through town. Main street had a grocery store, hardware store and resturant. We had breakfast first thing. The TV was on at the bar and it was a reminder of how much useless information it bombards us with. I don't miss it.
We walk up to Hiker Heaven after eating. This is five star hiker hostal run by Donna and Jeff Saufly. We found open cots in one of several screen tents and took showers while Donna did our laundry. It was a beautiful yard filled with all types of activities. Dogs were all over the place, hikers flowed in and horses hid from the sun in the shade of the back yard.
We borrowed their Bronco and drove to an REI to buy new shoes and socks. For the evenings meal we had chicken, rice and salad which was cooked by the mom of a 2005 thru-hiker. It was undeserved kindness from very generous people.
We hiked about 3 miles into town today.
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