April 5th - Day 35

Woke up in the hostel, in a comfortable bed and was pretty reluctant to wake up early. I decided to wait until there was plenty of other people awake making noise to get out of bed. We all took our time packing up and making breakfast. By the time we were ready it was almost noon. We did the tough climb for the day and stopped at Watuga shelter after 11 miles of hiking. It was a short day but it was a fantastic shelter and still had 2 days to get to Damascus so we weren't worried. It was sunny and in the 70s. I think spring is starting to come!!