Day 36- all you can eat

Before I get to my day I first have to say, "I HATE MOSQUITOS I HATE MOSQUITOS I HATE MOSQUITOS." After a day in town I walked a few miles and got eaten alive by the swarm of mosquitos that followed me, most likely from Brush Lake. It was very frustrating and uncomfortable to be bitten over and over again despite using the but spray that I carry but use extremely infrequently. Today I woke up right next to the road that would take me to Highway 95 and in to Bonners ferry where I could resupply and upgrade some gear. I walked over the kootenei river and hitchhiked into town where I satisfied my desire for a nice warm cup of coffee in the morning. Then I hit the library to take care of a few more chores. Then it was time to eat lunch and I had heard about an all you can eat pizza buffet. I may have set records. They also had an open salad bar which I took full advantage of. In fact I ate WAY too much. So much I could barely walk and had to lay in the grass to organize my pack and get over the large amount of food I had just consumed. To get out of town and back to the trail it took three different times hitchhiking as each car was only going a couple miles, and when I finally arrived back at the trail I was graciously greeted by the massive clouds if mosquitos. I now have a lightweight fishing pole with me that I hope to get some use out of in the next few days and I should be done with Idaho and into Montana in the next day or two. My pack is extremely heavy which means it's time to eat well for the next couple days. Next town stop is Eureka, MT.