Rest & relaxation

Fun crowd filling the bunkroom last night, all southbound. U-turn and her father the Colonel, Barry the lawyer headed back to Chicago in his Ford Expedition. Stern-faced Squirrel, redbearded Wolfman, and Wild Child headed south toward Duncannon. Everyone raved about Jill's good cooking at dinner and a breakfast this morning, then packed up and left.

I put on scrubs, turned my laundry over to our hosts ($5 per smallish bag), and showered thoroughly in the plywood outdoor booth. Their hot water supply uses the direct-heating system we enjoyed in Japan decades ago; turn on the water, wait a minute, and you've got all the hot water you could ask for until the propane tank runs out. 

Today for me, another shopping foray, time to relace my shoes and let my toes heal a bit more. Another excellent dinner, another collection of thru and section hikers, and quickly into bed in the gathering chill. 

The next two nights on the ridge will be a chilly sleep, good test of the new sleeping bag. 

Life is so difficult