Close Encounters

My first individual post! Very confusing but I finally figured it out! Now that we finally have a bit of internet I wanted to do a shout-out to everyone we have met along the pct. Everyone has been fabulous...including:
Ian/lightweight: met him day 1 and our traveling companion since day 2. We adopted him into sisters got blisters. He gave us the shakedown (going through every item in our packs and being brutal and ruthless about throwing things out. We are so much more like Cheryl Strayed than we EVER could have imagined). He found us a safe sleeping ground on devil mountain after hiking 18.2 miles across lava rocks in the dark and rain. He is basically our hiking guru and has taught us so much!  We originally gave him the trail name baby blue  as his eyes are like glaciers but the name didn't stick...not manly enough! The Mosquitos love him (and Kylie) and are eating them alive currently. He has graciously agreed to be a guest blogger so expect a post from him soon (an outsiders perspective to the crazy world of the sisters with blisters)
Sophia and Gary/aqua girl and boulder monkey: such an amazing couple we are so happy to have met them! They also are hiking the Oregon portion of the pct and are traveling about the same pace as us so it has been great to stay with them so many days already! They are the most enthusiastic fun supportive and loving couple. Gary enjoys walking backwards down the trail as he is so fast (and occasionally taking a tumble). He meticulously planned the calorie intake for every day and is so on point about every snack break and meal consumed, he perks up with calories if he is falling asleep. Sophia has an amazing  singing voice and is so bubbly and outgoing, giving me tips about blisters and life and everything in between. We cannot say enough about these two and hope to meet up with them tonight! Definitely going to plan a trip to Tacoma to visit them after the pct (thanks in advance you two!)
John and Diane/trail guide (aka walkie talkie) and possum: Diane is 14 going on 25 and is one of the only young people we met on the trail. Natural habitat: in her dad's hammock sleeping/on the kindle or in the bathroom watching pretty little liars (possum sightings). Possum was not excited about her name but eventually it stuck. Possum activity: She is the typical teenager, bringing eyebrow pencils on the trail and making her dad carry almost everything. John/jack/walkie talkie/tour guide/cantaloupe has hiked this portion of the trail 3 times (hence the nickname tour guide) he knows everything about anything pct related and shares it with anyone around willing to listen. He is our cheery spirit on the trail and is so knowledgable!
Patrick/ripped: the nicest litigation attorney around.  Looks incredibly good in a trash bag while waiting to finish laundry...hence the nickname (he thought it was self-grandizing but it stuck). He hiked the trail before and made it 300 miles until his blisters became so bad they were coverig over a 1/3 of his foot. His name has a double meaning, that is possibly why it has stuck. An amazing and incredibly kindhearted person!
The Germans: self explanatory. a couple we recently met but had heard tales of before  reaching them at crescent lake. They never had a honeymoon and are currently taking it even though they have been married for 20 years. Adorable. The guy was smoking a pipe when I met him.
Halfdome: unsure of his real name but we ran into him along the trail. He provided us with inspiration when we were at a low point. His arms and tan  highlighted in a dirty American flag tank  were quite remarkable.
Other incredible people we have met (we love you all): Charlie day hiker  and his 5 lb pack (he's famous along the trail and has done it 5 times), guzz and Cheshire, off kilter (Scottish), the 3 guys including whiskers who were incredibly fast and the first to pass us, swick going for the triple crown, mileage mike and snow drifter, yazi, the British guy,, ronalin our personal golf cart driver around the campsite, mammoth, oakdale, rekon, hobbit, girl 1 and girl 2 from Tennessee and Wisconsin, thirsty boots who spread lies about us quitting,  roadrunner, old guy dan
I'm sure we will meet many more wonderful people and will have a separate post about our hitchiking adventure and the pilots!
Love the sisters with blisters
K (kyliente) J (white rabbit) and C (Sherpa)