We ended the day at the shelter built especially for the ADT by Billy Staples, for an Eagle Scout project, at Tuckahoe State Park in Maryland. Then, what a surprise. At the shelter with us the first night, was a former A.T. thru-hiker, Bill Pyles, who had started on the ADT in Delaware three days ago. Also, Bob Fletcher, the ADT Coordinator for eastern Maryland stopped by. Lots of good trail talk, the satisfaction of a 63 mile day accomplished and a new shelter.
Life is good.
Every day that we remember to record them, we will post our daily statistics taken from the computer on Bill's bike. We started the day with rain and a flat tire. After 4 attempts at applying a patch, Bill finally got one to stick. There are still some things about biking that we need to perfect. So much for the short-lived honeymoon.