Date: 2012-06-12
From: Birch Run

To: Alec Kennedy Campsite
Miles today: 25.2
Weather: light rain

06/12/12 (antradienis) 25.2 ¢ 111.3 Birch Run ¢ Alec Kennedy CampPasakysiu, kad ¡iandien su keliomis pertraukomis lijo visa miela diena. Rytas prasidejo ruku ir dulksna, bet veliau i¡silijo ir pyle jau be pertraukos iki pat Pine Grove Furnace Parko. Prie¡ pat parka nusifotografavau ties 34enklu, 34yminciu oficialu AT pusiaukeli. Nuotaika buvo puiki, nors kojos ¡lapios ir viskas ¡lapia, bet mums ne motais ¢ greitai General Store parduotuve, o ten ¢ kruvos skanumynu ir kava. Netrukus pasiekiau parduotuve.  i karta ledu pasiemiau nedaug, o prie ju dar kelis puodelius kavos, kelias bandeles ir dar ka34ka.Appalachian Trail Muziejus, kuris stovi cia turetu atsidaryti 12 valanda, bet realiai teko laukti vos ne iki pirmos. Man baisiai knietejo ji pamatyti, taigi su Wall-e nuejome ap34iureti muziejaus. Fainas jis, toks nedidukas, gra34iai sutvarkytas ir ekspozicija gera. Daug istoriniu daiktu ir i¡saugotas Earl Shaffer statytas ma34as ¡elteriukas viduryje patalpos. A¡ ji gerai atsimenu: dar 2006-ais metais esu ji mates naturoj stovinti ant Peters kalno, tuoj u34 Duncannon miestelio.Tiesa, reiktu pamineti viena keista dalyka. Parduotuveje sutikau ta pati 34mogu, kuri buvau mates dar 06¢-ais. Ta pati parduotuve, tas pats 34mogus, ta pati kava, tas pats a¡... Tik pardaveja kita. U34kalbinau 34mogeli, pasakiau kad a¡ ji buvau sutikes toje pacioje vietoje prie¡ ¡e¡is metus, tai tam vos akiniai nenukrito.Dar man bebunat prie parduotuves u34kalbino mane vienas 34mogus. I¡girdes mano puiku ¢pietu karolinos¢ akcenta, klausia manes, ar a¡ tik nebusiu i¡ Rusijos. Oh, ir u34siplieskiau. 12inai, sakau, darai didele klaida, a¡ esu i¡ Lietuvos. Tai yra tas pats, kaip kolumbieti ar kita Lotynu Amerikos valstybes pilieti pavadinti meksikieciu. Sakau, jeigu nebutume Amerikoje, greitai gautum i duda. Klausiu jo, o i¡ kur jis pats kiles. Tada jis man paporino, kad yra pusiau bosnis. Na va, sakau su kreiva ¡ypsena, rei¡kia esi lenkas. Bac, pats to ne34inodamas pataikiau i de¡imtuka. Antra jo puse ¢ akurat lenki¡ka. Aprimau, ir dabar jau pradejome ¡neketis 34moni¡kai. Jis man papasakojo kad netoliese vienas rusas ju gara34e dirba. Rusas ji vadina ¢bjauriuoju lenku¢, o jis rusa ¢ ¢bjauriuoju rusu¢. Atsisveikindamas pa34adejau u34eiti i ju gara34a ir pasakyti tam rusui kad lenkas ji vadina ¢bjauriuoju rusu¢. To tik akys apvalios pasidare. Na gerai, sakau pasigailesiu taves, linksmai merkdamas aki, neisiu taves skusti, neturiu laiko trankytis po visokius ten servisus, juolab kad ir ma¡inos neturiu.Nakvoti sustojau prie¡ pat Alec Kennedy ¡elteri. Nusileides nuo kalno, upelio slenyje suradau labai gra34ia aik¡tele ir pasistates palapine i¡siviriau vakariene. Tik baigus virti vel pliuptelejo lietus. Taigi, moviau po stogu ir netrukus buvau pilnas kaip tuzas. Tai tiek ¡iandienai.--|--I'll tell you with a few breaks rained all day. The morning started with a fog and drizzle, but later rain poured without interruption almost to the Pine Grove Furnace Park. Before the park I photographed the sign, marking the official AT midway point. The mood was great, even though my feet were wet and everything was wet, but I didn't care - General Store shop was my goal, and there - a pile of sweets and a coffee. Soon I reached the shop. This time I picked up a little ice cream, and a few cups of coffee. I've bought couple muffins and a few more edible things.Appalachian Trail Museum, which stands near by should be open at 12 PM, but actually I had to wait until 1PM. I was so eager to see a museum, so it was worth to wait an hour. Wall-e and I we went to see the museum. Small, beautifully well kept, with a good exposure. We saw many historical items and among them ¢ the small shelter built by Earl Shaffer in the middle of the room, and saved by the people dedicated to the AT history. I remember this shelter very well: back in 2006-s years I¢ve seen standing it on Peters Mountain, just few miles north of Duncannon.In the store one person has approached me. When he heard my excellent "South Carolina" accent, asked me if am I from Russia? Oh, my flares came out! . You know, I said him, you're doing a big mistake, and I am from Lithuania. This is the same thing to call a man from Colombia or other Latin American country a Mexican. I said, if we had not been in America, you quickly might get into the pipe. I ask him, where are you from? Then he told me, that he is a half Bosnian. Okay, I say with a wry smile, it means that you are Polish. Bam, I hit the target. By the way other his half where exactly from Polish!I calmed down, and began talk in the human manner. He told me that one of the nearby Russian is working in their garage. Russian calls him "Ugly Pole¢, and he calls Russian -"Ugly Russian¢. I told him goodbye and promised to come to their garage and inform Russian that Pole called him "Ugliest Russian." Ever! His eyes become round. OK, I said smirking; I will have mercy on you. I will not go into your garage, especially since I have no car, and so there is nothing to fix.I stopped to spend the night just before Alec Kennedy shelter. I descended from the mountain and at the stream have found a very nice tent site. I boiled the dinner just in time, only to eat in the tent because rain erupted again. I felt like ace. That much for today.