So I'm about to embark on another, excellent side adventure, and I'm realizing that I did not write much about my last...
When I got to Hot Springs, I picked up my bounce box and hitch-hiked into Asheville (writing 'Asheville' on the inside flap with a Sharpie and sitting on the edge of town got me picked up in 1/2hr). Once downtown, I wandered into an excellent restaurant (Green Light Cafe) for some grub and contacted the couch-surfers who had agreed to put me up for the night (couch surfing is an online collective of people who either like to travel cheaply and experience a place through 'the eyes of the locals' or like to share their home and hometown with travelers or both...). Anyway, the couple I stayed with were exceptional! We enjoyed meals and drinks downtown and in the comfort of their home. They took me to grocery shopping/resupply, invited me to stay as long as I wanted (so I stayed 2 nights instead of 1), and drove me back to the Hot Springs (like 30min drive).
Asheville and my hosts were wonderful.
More than anything, I can't explain how refreshing it was to get off the trail and not be in a trail town.
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