Day 11-back on trail...mostly

Today I started out pretty sore, tired and just not in the best mood. But my goal was to cross I-5 by the end of the day. I started the road walk north from Bay View State park and by 830 could tell that the sun was going to be tough. I continued to walk and finally began to enter a town called Edison. I could see on my maps that they had some sort of buildings but I could not tell if they were stores or barns or what was in store for me. It turns out it was just the town I needed. While walking into town a man watering the lawn of a local business serenaded me with a personal song, and I got many smiles despite my grizzled look. This would have been enough for me but on the way towards the edge of town I ran across Edison cafe. I decided to grab a late breakfast and save my dehydrated food for later on, I am glad I did. The people in there were amazing. They were so nice and once they learned what I was doing they all wanted to follow my blog, cheered for me when they announced to the whole cafe what I was doing and the restaurant was wonderful in making sure I had everything. At the end they wouldn't let me leave because the cook generously made me a sandwhich and bagged up watermelon for me to eat for lunch. It turned my whole day around and I still can't stop smiling. The other customers in the cafe were supportive as well and one person actually gave me some money to help in my journey. The rest of the day doesnt matter after that but even still I walked up from the bay and over a large ridge past lily lake and lizard lake and followed some 4wd roads that connected to larger logging roads and past the south side of lake samish. From here I crossed under I5 eleven miles south of Bellingham and walked on last Alger and again back into the logging country. I am camped on top of a ridge with a good view of the hills around. I got in 31 miles today. The actual trails I was on were well used but I saw deer, rabbits, and countless road kill treasures while hiking today. I am extremely tired and keeping enough water has become an issue so I may buy another waterbottle in the next town. I still haven't seen a bear yet...