Slowly Moving Ahead

After a rainy night on Friday, Saturday morning (7-30) was damp, windy, and cold.  Two southbound hikers brought my Aircast brace to me.  They were at the same hostel in Lincoln, NH  where I called for help and where I had stayed  last week.  The Aircast gives my ankle extra support and restricts side-to-side movement.  I spent at least an hour walking with the cast on at the campsite.  It definitely helps but the ankle is still tender and weak.  I walked about 1/4 the speed of a normal person.  Later in the afternoon my food request of a bag of bagels was met as yet another hiker arrived with them.  The hiking community is like a second family to me and we try to help each other as much as possible.  After 2 1/2 days of no hiking, I began hiking on Sunday (7-31) at 6:15 AM.  Much of the trail was steep with rugged descents and unfortunately, it is going to be this way for the rest of the journey.  The time when I need to be 100% is now so I am trying to keep moving but very slowly and carefully.  I reached Franconia Notch at 1 PM and Chet's Hostel at 1:30 PM.  I hiked 4.8 miles.