Dave Byrnes' Adventures

Appalachian Trail - 1986
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Day: 000
Date: Friday, 2 May 1986
Start:  
Finish:  
Daily Miles: 0
Total Miles: 0
Weather: Warm, sunny.
Accommodation:  
Nutrition: Breakfast: Cereal, toast.
Lunch: Burger, fries, milkshake.
Aches: None
Animals Seen: None
People Seen: None
Pictures: Here
GPS Track:  
Journal: My aunt, Marj, took me to South Station, Boston, from where I caught the New York train.  It passed several familiar sights but I was so tired I slept for an hour and must have missed some.  I’m worried about the weight of my pack.  78 pounds on first weighing last night, reduced to 70 before departure.  I may try to get rid of some more weight later.  In Penn Street Station, NYC, I had lunch in a burger joint.  Unimpressive!  I boarded my train south at 2:15pm but mechanical problems left us sitting in the dark until 3:50pm. The train then lost another 30 minutes en route to Philadelphia.  The seat next to me was taken at Baltimore by a pleasant astrophysicist.  Later, entertainment was provided by two semi-drunk middle-aged black women in the carriage.  I slept from 11:30pm to 6:30am.  There was lots of room and the seats were not too bad.  I had breakfast in the dining car and then sorted out gear to be mailed back to Boston to reduce my pack weight.  The train arrived at Gainesville in Georgia at 8:50am.

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