Total trail mileage: 1208.1
Starting location: Black Swatara Spring
Ending location: Port Clinton, PA
Weather: 61 degrees in the morning. 65 degrees during the day.
Cloudy all day, brief shower in the morning
I am at
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=40.582846,+-76.024635
Well, I woke up really early (5am) to get into town before the Post
Office closed. I made it into Port Clinton at 11:30 with a good 30
minutes to spare...and...the Post Office changed their hours :(. They
closed at 11:00 instead of 12:00. Oh well, now I am forced to zero
here and watch more World Cup games ;)
My feet are starting to get torn up again thanks to the rocks. I
don't know what is worse: the rocks or the ice I had early on. Both
slow down my progress. Both cause my feet and knees to twist in
horrific ways. I never know if a rock is stable when I step on it; I
never knew if I had solid footing on the ice. But, I think the rocks
might win because they cause my feet pain.
I did manage to make it to the hotel before the US vs. UK World Cup
game. So, I had lunch at the bar while watching with some other
people. The hikers that I expected to see apparently decided to move
on, but there were a few others. Surprisingly Mandy (now "Veggie")
was here...I haven't seen her since the morning of Day 4, before
Neel's Gap in Georgia. I never expected to see her again. When you
least expect to see someone on the trail, that is about the time that
you will see them.
Yes, tomorrow will be a day off, but I still plan on getting up early
to watch the first game of the day.
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