Day #9 Meal Planning vs. Mexican Fast Food

I took a good rest at the hotel and started planning my meals for the trail in detail. This is much more complex than expected and fitting everything into the bear canister (I use a BV 500 – one of the biggest models) is impossible so far. I don‘t know how other people do it – but this trip is all about learning and I‘ll ask the rangers tomorrow!

In the evening I joined the Visalia LGBT+ Tuesdays Dining Group – a lovely group of people who meets up every Tuesday to munch together! A mexican fast food restaurant was chosen – I was invited by Greg (Thank you! You are the best! 😙) and had tacos with salsa, bean spread and rice. With the food came a huge drink cup you could refill over and over again. I was almost bursting after one full cup… but we still had to eat dessert next door! We had Big Kahuna‘s frozen yoghurt but unlike in Germany you could choose between six different yoghurt flavors and add tons of toppings yourself! Again, the portion size felt way too big 😝

I went shopping at Walmart afterwards – which took forever – and missed the last bus. I had a long walk back to the hotel which helped digesting all the delicious food! Staying in Visalia was nice and short – it definitely had a Californian feeling to it – hipster barber shops, organic ice cream stores, vintage clothing boutiques. The smell of pot followed me on the streets and I met my first Valley girl with Valley girl accent 😉