Day: |
060 |
Date: |
Tuesday, 1 July 1986 |
Start: |
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Finish: |
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Daily
AT Miles: |
18.5 |
Daily Other Miles |
0.1 (hotel) |
Total
AT Miles: |
1178.6 |
Total All Miles |
1214.9 |
Weather: |
Mild, sunny in the morning and cloudy in
the afternoon. |
Accommodation: |
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Nutrition: |
Breakfast: Muesli, health drink. Lunch:
Biscuits and peanut butter. Dinner: Salad, hamburger steak,
fresh vegetables, ice-cream. |
Aches: |
Feet extremely sore, blister. |
Animals Seen: |
Rabbits, deer, grouse. |
People Seen: |
1 day hiker, many others. |
Pictures: |
Here |
GPS Track: |
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Journal: |
Woke up at midnight with feet aching
mercilessly. They were burning too, and I nearly got up to stand in
the creek. Dreading tomorrow. I got up at 6am and, apart from the
feet, slept reasonably well. Managed to get going by 7:35am. I was
not moving well and my feet were already feeling battered as well as
having sharp pain between the big and second toes on right
foot. Feared infection and had to stop after two
miles. Fortunately, it turned out to be a big blister. I pressed
on for another four miles but was amazed how bad my feet felt so
early in the day. My pack was still heavy, but more tolerable. My
intended distance for the day was 25 miles, but I was moving so slow
because of the extremely rocky terrain and sore feet that it seemed
doubtful and foolhardy to try and make it. I decided to reduce my
sessions from four to three miles and checked the AT Log Book to
find that I could probably still make Delaware Water Gap before noon
on Saturday if I stopped the night in Port Clinton. The Trail was
basically flat along the top of a ridge through attractive woods but
the path was covered with loose and projecting sharp rocks. It was
slow, tedious and risky walking. I descended into Port Clinton at
about 4:40pm, found the Post Office and sent another card to Clio,
then went to the Port Clinton Hotel where I got a room, the only
guest, from the amiable Helen. She offered to cook me dinner for an
extra $3.50, so I accepted. After a shower I had a salad, hamburger
steak, fresh vegetables and ice-cream dinner in the bar watching
TV. No other patrons.I stayed there drinking Cokes, watching a few
customers drift in, watching TV and talking to Helen until
9pm. Decided sleep was probably more important than baseball and my
feet hurt when sitting in a chair or stool so retired to update my
diary, pack for an early start, and maybe read a little. |
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