UNEDITED: "You blow into the tube."

Today started ok but that 20 miles yesterday must have really beat me up. One thing was I started out with no water. I didn't even try to choke down a granola bar. The nearest water was 3 miles away. My mouth was already dry. It was going to be like this all day. I had visions of making 15 miles when I started out. That was going to change. I figured out how to get the last bit of water out of the tube of my water bladder. You blow into the tube. The. That eliminates the vapor lock and you can suck the water you can see sitting in the tube. There were a couple serious ups and down and by the time I got to the shelter campsite 10.7 miles out I was beat. I had thought I was going on to the next one. All I could do is drink water and set up my hammock for a nap. Right before I lay down a hiker was taking off and said it was 2:30. Ah man I thought it was 4:30. I took my nap. It rained. Hikers showed up all afternoon ate and pushed on to the next shelter. Then there was a lull and folks started showing up. I laid down around 730 and since then it sounds like about 40 people have showed up to camp. The is is the circus. People throwing empty come cans. Dropping orange peals and smoking in the middle of cooking supper. It sounds like tents going up all around me practically tripping on my tarp stakes. Earlier a mother and son team showed up. Fun to chat. There is a Finnish fellow and two German boys. Key chain showed up waiting for pathfinder and Waldo. And JC from NH showed up. He's a retired firefighter and built rugged. He moves quick.
Mountain laurel in full swing. Pink lady slippers. Pink trillium. I've got to get up and out early tomorrow.