april 9 - hemlock hollow work for stay

We were supposed to catch up to jetpack/detour on april 9. We were supposed to meet him by a certain shelter at the end of the day. But we got sidetracked. 5 miles in to our day there was a road that led .7 miles to a hostle and shop. We left out packs and walked to the hostel. We got some snacks and were going to head back to the trail but dumptruck found out they have work for stay there. Four hours of work and we can stay for free. We were all very relaxed there so we all stayed and figured itd be fun to stay for free. We started off just moving firewood. I got to drive the work atv around the property. So it was alot of fun. Then marc, the manager of the hostel and son of the owner, told us he was heading to town, and we can ride along to pick up beer or whatever. So i went with him, my first hour and a half of work i was out on a beer run. His pickup truck broke down just as we got to a metal scrap collector, the first errand. He called his mother to come pick us uup. She showed up 10 minutes later, and drove us back to hostel. We stopped for beer on the way. And i found blue moon in cans. Its good to know that exists. Its easier to bring cans on the trail than bottles. When we got back to the hostel the wood was almost done. So we pulled hay off the garden and spread lime around. Then we hung out by our cabin for another hour or so and had some beer before marc asked us to help him build a stone wall by the river running through the property. He wants to fill that area with sand, and make a small beach for people to chill on. That took us 20 minutes and then he told us we were done. I had been asking him earilier about fishing in the river, so he gave me a rod and some bait. I fished for about an hour, and the fish just kept eating the bait off the hook. I was hoping to catch fish for dinner for everyone, but instead we went to the cafe in the shop and got burgers and sanwiches. After that, dumtruck made a huge bonfire next to the cabin in the firepit. Marc had us bring the bark and firewood scraps there, so there was plenty to burn. Marc and a few of his friends joined us, and a few other hikers did too. A little earlier, during dinner, a hiker told us he had seen many hikers sick in shelters, throwing up with diarhea. Seems there a virus going around between hot springs and erwin. Were going to have to avoid shelters for a bit. We all hung out until around 11. Then wennt inside to sleep.