Total trail mileage: 1126.3
Starting location: Boiling Springs, PA
Ending location: Darlington Shelter
Weather: 75-83 degrees during the day. Clear and sunny all day
I am at
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.301517,+-77.086881
I got up and went to the breakfast buffet at the inn. It was the best
breakfast buffet I have had on the trail so far and was either $3 for
just the Continental or $6 for everything. The Playhouse really knows
how to treat hikers. DC, CJ, Indiana Jones, Moose, and Tetherball
were also there.
Since I decided to not go all the way to Duncannon today, I had an
easy day. So, I hung around the Inn for a while and went in the hot
tub and pool for a bit (it has been such a long time since I have been
in a pool). I finally left at 1:30 and got on the trail.
The trail today was so easy. It had to be the easiest 14 miles I have
ever hiked. The hike was completely flat until right at the end. It
went through and adjacent to farm fields all day. So, I made really
good time and got to the shelter long before I was expecting to.
There are a ton of people at the shelter tonight. And, there are a
lot of hammockers. The group consists of a number of thruhikers as
well as a number of long section hikers.
My shoulder is still hurting occassionally. Sleeping in the hammock
with my pad seems to be helping. The bed at the Inn was not and the
hammock without the pad was putting too much pressure on the
shoulder. I still don't know what I did to it.
Since we were explaining the concept of the AT Library to a non-hiker
last night I figured I should mention it. The AT Library forms when
hikers leave books in the shelters or hiker boxes. If you need a
book, you take one. If you are done with a book, leave it. It is
kinda neat, because you will often read books that you wouldn't
otherwise read and the same book travels far distances. There was one
that I saw in Georgia, but decided not to pick it up as I was already
reading another. Well, it turns out that DC had the book when he got
off the trail in Waynesboro, VA and will return it to the trail in NJ
when he sees family. So, the book will have traveled from GA to NJ
and will have been read by so many hikers. Once we hit Southbounders,
they may change directions and go South for a bit. I think all hikers
should write in the book when and where they picked it up.
Tomorrow is a nice easy day and then back to a hotel for the night. I
would skip this town since I was just off the trail, but everyone says
to stop at the Doyle Inn. Supposedly it is pretty run down but has a
lot of character and a fun atmosphere. I dunno, we'll see.
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