Erwin to Deep Gap

I slept reasonably in the hostel bunk room at Johnny's In Erwin. I slept across from "Slow Poke" who is a non stop talker, a bit crazy, and whistles through his teeth when he talks like the gopher in Winnie the Pooh films. the rain was constant all morning, and I hung around all morning waiting for the clearing that never came. I took off at noon and hiked up 12 miles to Deep Gap. the rain stopped and started a half dozen times. I camped at deep gap In cold 50 mph winds at the base of Unaka mountain . the wind was so bad I couldn't light my stove. I ate pop tarts for 4 straight meals around this time.