Sleep Can Wait
Day 6. Estella to Los Arcos Miles today: 13.7 Total miles: 89.8 Elevation gain: 1126 Descent: 1057 “I want to sleep but my brain won’t stop talking to itself” Yes, sleep can wait...just not too long! The three of us, but especially Blaze and I, have been suffering from poor sleep since a week ago when we left Denver. The pattern seems to be to sleep deeply for 3-4 hours then wake up and then lie in bed awake for a few hours and then finally return to sleep with only an hour until the alarm goes off. Four or five hours of sleep is just not enough when you are hiking about 15 miles per day! One would think that a full day of exercise and being somewhat exhausted would guarantee a good night’s rest, but that has not been the case. And we have tried many cures including Blaze and Chum on the red wine and me with a tincture of cerveza (beer). Nothing seemed to work. Finally the last two nights have hopefully been the turning point. ...