The couches in Carlos' apartment were very comfortable and so it took Jake and I longer than we intended to get a move on on our errands. As it turned out we were still too early as the Costco across the street didn't open until 10am and we were forced to amuse ourselves in the neighboring Ikea until then.
The shopping trip at Costco was productive. Too productive, in fact, as we purchased enough food to feed us for several weeks and will now have to deal with mailing it to ourselves. We returned to the apartment laden with the he spoils of our trip and then returned to the Trolley for a trip to REI (an outdoor outfitted).
Among the many minor items we needed at REI was a tarp for myself so Jake and I could survive the next 4.5 months without killing eachother for lack of space. Unfortunately they didn't have any usable tarps but fortunately they had an ultralight tent and I had a debit card and now everyone is happy.
After REI we made a stop at a nearby Walmart to get some odds and ends before riding the train home with some particularly annoying high schoolers (who wasn't at that age?). The downside to these excursions was that, while we accumulated 8.5 miles of wandering while trying to locate the REI, we also took in more sun than we bargained for and we'll have to be extra careful on the trail until that's healed.
Tomorrow: Organizing food, going to the post office to arrange said food shipments then heading out to stay overnight the the trail angels before they take us to the trailhead Saturday morning. The end of the prologue is nearly upon us.
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