And on the third day...

Third day out on the trail, and beautiful weather again. After getting pelted with snow and hail all during the first day, and enduring a bitter cold morning, the skies have been more and more favorable so far. Stayed in a shelter with about a dozen other people the first night and learned some fast lessons about mouse control. One couple of thru hikiers from FL have 2 guys from German public television in tow, filming for a documenatry, an unexpected little bit of wierdness. Decided to spend last night at a camp next to a stream with one other solo thru hiker from Baltimore and 3 guys out for a weekend. Todays big challenge was Blood Mt, name after a Native American battle that took place there; a very steep climb with lots of stone steps, but a beautiful view and a 2 story stone shelter at the top. Was very popular with day hikers as well, so there were lots of people to talk to. The treck down was long and rocky as well, very hard on the knees, but the reward was the Walasi-Yi hiking shop where I picked up my first mail drop filled with food, and where I currently sit typing this. With that, the weather is to nice to sit inside and I hope to cover at least another 5 miles before I bed down for the night. Aiming for a shelter, but might decide to plunk the tent down before then. Thanks for reading, hope everyone is doing well. My next mail drop will be at 50 Fontana Rd, Fontana Dam, NC, 28733-6105. If you want to mail something, make it small, and label it "to be held for northbound Appalachian Trail hiker Jeff Bernardoni, due______" I should be there in about 12 days. Thanks again