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As TD said, we took another zero day in Helen. I thought about apologizing for it, but then realized it's our Hike, and we are doing what we need. I woke up this morning feeling horrible. We made it to breakfast, did laundry, and then it was time for me to sleep...in a bed. A few hours of recouping, I was back to myself. We cleaned up, made some plans, and headed out to explore the town during the day (as some of you may know, Helen tends to close down about 5). The streets are decorated for Christmas ...

We took a couple of Zeros and shuttled forward for a hotel and to fix or repurchase a new pack for me. A broken pack, knee issues for me, and some side problems for her have slowed us down. With that said, we just took a couple of days off. We will be returning to Mountain Crossings tomorrow to continue on with our thru-hike. I know it's early to be taking zeros, but we are trying to remain healthy. It also rained, so we figured that sitting it out with this cold at night was smart. We will be back ...