Late night: we didn't pitch tents, on Darren's advice. This left us intimately in contact with nature.
Overnight, we all woke up a few times from the fitful rain, bouts of cool wind easing over our faces, or having to relieve ourselves. One time, Matt asked Gabe to spotlight him to see if there was anything on his head. I'm pretty sure it was just a moth at worst, because that's what was on my head at that moment.
The lighting is such that looking down at my feet makes it seem like we're in the mouth of a floating whale, moored in a highland valley, passing through the night.
The mist cover also takes away from the wide vistas we'd hoped to enjoy.
I don't think it's raining at present, but I'm sure that's in the picture for the rest of today.
The nature of our link to civilization is also different from the bike tour. Then, we usually had a very thin connection at most points, good for getting texts and checking emails. But we less frequently had wifi.
Now, there'll be spots where even Gabe's international roaming phone will fail to get a signal. Though we should be passing through wifi points more often. My posts will come more sporadically, but I plan to use more pictures per posting, since I won't have to upload them over EDGE.
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