Goodbye Georgia..

These past few days have been really spectacular! I've been ramping up my mileage and the weather has more or less been fantastic. My knee is holding out. The downhills kinda hurt, but who's knees don't when going downhill?! Yesterday was kinda misty/showery but it was a nice change from the brutal sun of the day before. I've been meeting a lot of different people out on the trail. I'm even meeting some people that started before me. I finally met up with Sparkplug and Poppins at Dick's Creek Gap while waiting for a hitch! So excited to see them and that they are still on the trail! I even saw Comeback wondering around Hiawassee! Always good to see your friends around.. Tonight, I'm at the Blueberry Patch Hostel for the night of April 9th. It's a Christian Ministry in their 19th year serving thru-hikers. I took a "nero" (near 'zero' day--where you hike 0 miles) here in Hiawassee at the Blueberry Patch to shower, do laundry, resupply, and rest. I also hit the AYCE (all you can eat) for dinner. Tomorrow I will cross into North Carolina! I'm so excited-- my first state line! The terrain is getting higher! My next stop will be Franklin, about 40 miles away. Well, I'm gonna go hitch back to the Patch! Catch y'all later!