Day 207

Went to the post office as soon as possible and they had my package waiting for me. Now I can continue. I went back and said goodbye to a few people I had met and then left Eureka. It was really cold and was supposed to stay cold all day and then get down into the 20s at night. Oh boy. 
I was a few miles outside of town and Carla, big Carla, drove out to give me some hand and feet warmers. She is so cool. She came back a few minutes later with some snacks. I’m lucky to have stopped in Eureka. It is one of my favorite towns so far. 
I went farther down highway 50. Just beautiful . The big problem that I was having today was that the shoulder, that I would’ve been able to fit my stroller on, had bumps in it. They were there to help people who fall asleep at the wheel to wake up and stay on the road. Well, I couldn’t walk in the shoulder because of them so I was on the far left of the lane. People didn’t understand why I wasn’t in the shoulder. They didn’t realize my struggle with the bumps. I wasn’t trying to be an asshole by being in the road. I was only following the law. 
People were not getting over at all. I honestly think that it was in spite of me not being in the shoulder. assholes. Anyways, I was still enjoying my walk. I didn’t care about asshole drivers. I knew they wouldn’t hit me. Some came really close though. 
It was cold and I was not in the zone all day. I saw some tumbleweed roll by. I thought that it was funny. I’ve never seen that before except for in movies. I was tired and found a spot around the 17 mile mark. I could’ve gone more but I was over it. 
I set up and ate dinner. somehow I broke my water bottle in the process. ok not somehow. I tried using it to hammer my tent stakes in the ground. a plastic water bottle isn’t a very good hammer. In case you didn’t know. 
I gave up on everything. I put my warm clothes on and curled up in my sleeping bag. I had fixed my sleeping pad back in Eureka so I was excited to not lay on the earth for once. but of course, before I fell asleep, I realized it was getting flat again. I’m tired of this thing. I just fell asleep. fuck it.