PCT day 110 - mile 2563 to mile 2573 (Stehekin)

It was a nice and easy hike down to Stehekin with no blow down trees or stream crossings along the way.

I met Gasket and Mooch early in the morning going back to the Mexican border! I knew that Gasket I met briefly in North California is going for the best known time for the 'yoyo' PCT (hiking the trail north and southbound in one go), but Mooch has changed her mind (she was initially trying to cycle back to the border) and decided to yoyo the trail as well. What an inspirational duo, I'm considering yoyoing the Washington as well thanks to them, which in theory I would have just enough time to do before flying back to Europe.

I managed to catch the first bus to Stehekin at 9am, it stopped at the superb German bakery few miles before town, where I had a sticky roll. Once we reached the town centre I went to do my laundry and to take a shower. Sonic graciously shared some of her resupply package with me again and I got the rest of the things I needed from the really well stocked hiker box.

The next shuttle at 2pm brought Tank Top and Camp Host, they had a tough night in the mountains and had to dry all their kit on the restaurants deck, we ordered some beers and decided to have a chilled out evening. I set up my tent in the meantime, we ended up having a real long sit down with various hikers until 10pm that evening. Many poignant discussions about health system, sailing, weed, suicide, pika's, housing and hiking has been had, we have named one of the section hikers "Why" as he kept on asking the most wonderfully bizzare questions. We ended up being the last table siting on the deck of the Stehekin's one and only restaurant, it was great.

I also asked about an ongoing chef's job which I could potentially take for a couple of weeks here, but the manager told me that they are a part of a corporation and they would need proper paperwork in order to employ me, which as a tourist visa visitor I would not be able to provide them with. There was no hurt in asking anyway, it would be a perfect spot to work for a couple of weeks before flying back to Europe.

Great day overall.

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