This morning trumped all the others wrt the cold. It was freezing! We had camped close to a creek that lulled us to sleep but added to the condensation trouble in the morning. Again a frozen tent but we will fix that in town tomorrow when we can air it and dry it out. After we had shared a granola bar and a cliff bar for breakfast we set off and soon were on an upwards course.

The track led us up a hill then to a mountain side that was dry scree with a track zigzagging slowly up to the top, then followed a ridge with spectacular views of endless mountains and hills.

Although the air remained cold, the sun was warm, the sky was clear and the wind was not strong. We made good progress on the trail winding around and over the mountains and ate a hasty lunch overlooking a lake in a valley far below. Patches of snow clung to the mountain sides and we carefully crossed a few without incident.

Eventually we descended to Sonora Pass where we were expecting to catch a shuttle bus to Kennedy Meadows North where we had booked a cabin for 2 nights. Before the shuttle was due we accepted the offer of a lift from a man who had been out fishing for a few days.

We have a nice little cabin with a loft and plenty of room for OG to stay as well as a kitchen and we have free access to the laundry.

Dinner at the restaurant was great value – $20 included soup, salad, main course (steak for me, lasagne for Rob) with vegetables and then an apple pudding dessert.

I have borrowed a book to read tomorrow and we have bought breakfast ingredients to save a little money. Looking forward to a day off.