Day: |
024 |
Date: |
Monday, 26 May 1986 |
Start: |
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Finish: |
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Daily
AT Miles: |
0 |
Daily Other Miles |
1.0 (around town). |
Total
AT Miles: |
450.0 |
Total All Miles |
464.3 |
Weather: |
Overcast and mild. |
Accommodation: |
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Nutrition: |
Breakfast: Ham and eggs, chocolate milk.
Lunch: Ham and cheese rolls, fudge brownie. Dinner: Chicken
and chips, ice-cream. |
Aches: |
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Animals Seen: |
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People Seen: |
Six AT Thru-Hikers, eight transcontinental
cyclists, many others. |
Pictures: |
Here |
GPS Track: |
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Journal: |
I got up at 8:30am and went up to see if
the grocery and laundry were open on Memorial Day. They were, so I
did my grocery shopping and rang Barb on my way back to the
hostel. After repacking my food I accompanied Mark and Stu up to
the Douglass Inn where we had a good breakfast. We returned to the
hostel and I finished packing food before going up to the Laundromat
wearing only my Goretex rain trousers and polypro top. While the
laundry was being done, I went next door to the grocery and bought a
few items I had forgotten as well as some hot ham and cheese rolls
for lunch. On return to the hostel, I spent the afternoon chatting
to the other residents and writing letters and cards. During the
afternoon, eight Bike-Centennial Transcontinental cyclists stopped
at the hostel for the night. They were unimpressed with the rooms
and erected their tents outside. “Greyhound”, the drunk-look-alike,
returned after a day spent wandering around trying to find the AT
north out of town. Another south-bound AT hiker returned to the
hostel after having been bitten by the same dog that bothered me on
the way into town yesterday. Mark’s parting entry in the register
revealed that he had been on the run from the law for two years
after his third drunk-driving offence. He was going back to face
the music after talking to the Methodist pastor. A rum lot, these
hikers – or so the cyclists told me when I joined them at the
Douglass Inn during dinner. I spent a very pleasant three hours
talking with them, especially to Gene, a rich Canadian from
Vancouver, Dave, a college undergrad from Detroit, and Diane, a 31
year old nurse from Des Moines who had run a 3:03 marathon. I told
her to get in touch with me if she wanted to come to Australia – she
was interested. I returned to the hostel at 10:30pm and chatted
further with the hikers before going to bed at 11:15pm. The
cyclists returned about 11:45pm and made a lot of noise, keeping
everyone awake. |
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ADVENTURE LIST
Round Ireland
(2016)
Hume & Hovell Walking Track
(2013)
Via Alpina
(2012)
Australian Alps Walking
Track (2011)
Land's End to John O'Groats
(2010)
Round Oz Bike Record Attempt
(2009)
Round Oz Bike Record Attempt
(2008)
Round Oz Bike Record Attempt
(2007)
Australia Tip to Top MTB
(2006)
Adelaide to Darwin MTB
(2005)
Sydney to Melbourne MTB
(2004)
Three Peaks Race
(2004)
Appalachian Trail
(1986)
Alpine Track
(1983)
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