Hey all,

I just woke up from after 43km and 16 hours of hiking. We did it. We completed about half the course, and we are all really sore. We went by train and bus to the 4th station and continuously walked with as few breaks as possible for about 16 hours. It was incredible.

My right knee is slightly sprained, but there's enough time before the hike to recover. Our team did really well. I'm very proud of everybody.

Throughout the hike, we played games (like 20 questions), wrote short, silly songs about our team, and made inside jokes (a tree-climbing, monkey-eating turtle, for example). We hiked a mountain over night (using head lamps), then in the morning it started pouring but we had to climb another mountain. As long as we kept moving we could stay warm. Our feet were in so much pain when we were finished, especially because during the last portion of the hike we had to walk on a lot of pavement.

When we finally got to the train station at the end, everything we had with us was completely soaked through, so we had to take a two-hour train ride in half-dry and very light clothing. It was ridic, but we made it all the way and now have invaluable experience for when we walk the 100k. The team's heading to the hot springs today to relax, so take care and wish us luck.

Fluff Dog

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