Day 8 – 11 miles – We awoke to a cold, cloudy morning. Our clothes were still dripping wet and cold. I made breakfast and slowly did my thing. I put on wet socks and shoes, then a wet shirt and tucked my other wet shirt into the mesh pocket of my pack. Tim and I got on trail and eventually dried out for the most part. We got off on a spur trail for water and breakfast. My shirt had dried and I hung out my other shirt on a small tree to dry it while I ate and filtered water. Later on we ran into a Georgia AT Trail Ambassador by the name of Fred. Thankfully so, because they informed us there was no phone signal to be had at Dicks Creek gap. We had to call ahead while we were on top of the mountains. We called the Holiday Inn in Hiawassee for a room & Moneychanger for a pickup. It was quiet in the Holiday Inn which we were happy about. We got food, did laundry, and passed out early.