The next morning was pretty chilly, but being back with the group encouraged me to get an early start. The first few hours we hiked in a cloud again. When you are on the edge of a ridge and a cloud is blowing over its hard to see the bottom and you feel like you ten times higher up than you actually are. As we descended the clouds disappeared and we were back in the desert. At the bottom we ran into our buddy copper tone again passing out trail magic. He told us he would be in tehachapi next week so hopefully see him again. After hanging with copper tone we stopped at the koa for a rest l. We had Chinese food delivered which took two hours to get to us, but was worth all the wait. After resting there most of he day we headed back out on the trail in the evening to try and get a little closer hiker heaven. We camped on an awesome ridge and had amazing views of the sunset. I practiced my harmonica to everyone's delight.
Day 30 18 miles
The next day we awoke excited to get to hiker heaven, a famous trail angel house run by the saufleys. The trail took us through Vasquez rocks where we saw some I threshing rock formations. Next the trail led right through the town of Agua Dulce. Some hiker heaven volunteers picked us up from the trail and saved us the mile walk off trail to the saufleys. When we got there we couldn't believe it. They had everything. There were computers with wifi and printing, sewing machines to repair your gear, a hot shower, a kitchen for hikers to use, couches, and chairs. They were even running a small post office out of their garage since there wasn't o e I. The little town. I had planned on getting alot of stuff done here, but after doing laundry (which they do for you, all you have to do is put it in a big mesh bag) all I could was relax. I literally did nothing all day except eat, drink a few beers, and relax. I camped next to 25 other tents their backyard, and listened as at least 4 hikers snored as I went to sleep.
Day 31 -8 miles
I didn't get the best sleep with all the snoring and crackly air mattresses, but I felt relaxed as I had no plans on rushing out. I got a rideto the grocery store to do my resupply in the morning. This time it was for six days, and I could tell my appetite was increasing so I knew this would be a heavy resupply. I also put some extra padding on the hip belts of my pack made from a discarded foam pad I found I found in the hiker box. I had lost enough weight that my hip belt was no longer tight enough for me to keep around my waist. The extra padding worked like a dream, as now the load was back on my hips instead of my shoulders. I hope I do t lose any more weight though!. I finnally left hiker heaven around 3, thankful for the rest amd relaxation I had there. It's was only 24 miles to the next famous trail angel house, casa de luna, so my goal was only to make it half way that night
Day 32 - 12 miles