There was not much wind last night and it even felt a little cooler. Or maybe we were all just too tired. In any case, we all slept better. This morning, we all feel perky and ready to go. Yesterday's high was 121°F, but it is supposed to be a tad cooler today.

Yesterday, we were approaching Badwater from the north and were still three miles away from it at the end of the day. Today, we are starting from 12 miles beyond Badwater and walking from south to north. So, again, we will be at Badwater near the end of the day.

Joy and Melissa seem to have recovered and our walk is proceeding fairly smoothly. Joy has a lot of nasty looking blisters but she is managing. A plus today is an almost total absence of wind. Both Melissa and Joy have wet beach towels draped around them and it seems to keep them cool. We reach Badwater at around 3 PM and take a short break to chat with other tourists there.

An arrow on a plaque points towards the lowest point in the western hemisphere. It is 282 feet below sea level. Though there is not much water here now, a small lake does appear sometimes in winter. We finish the remaining three miles and head for camp.

Dinesh's caption:
Walking near Badwater salt pan

Car Talk's caption:
"Now, where did we leave the car? I could have sworn we would have come to it by now ..."