Date: 2010-06-12
From: Harpers Ferry

To: Somewhere after Ed Garvey's shelter
Miles today: 0.0

 Jumped out of bed disoriented and sweating at 7am! Leapt over the side of the bed and brushed my teeth. Finished off Gary¢s salsa that he¢d sent me! Thanks Gary! I spilled some red sauce on the beautiful white sheets last night. Oops!By the time I repacked my bags and taken another shower, Angela and Michelle were up and knocking on my door. Continental breakfast bound! Eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits, parfait yogurt, granola and blue berries! Cantaloupe! The oranges were not ripe and tasted bitter. Breakfast with coffee on the patio! Feel so out of place with my rags and beard around the dressed up families on business or pleasure travel.We go to the grocery store for just a few supplies; most of it was taken care of by Lish and the wonderful people I worked with at GSK! Bought another Heineken because the new one that Lish made has a hole in it already. Almost in the exact same spot as my old pot. I let the lady working in the kitchen try using a can opener on my 3rd pot and she immediately put a hole in the side. Ugh! At least it¢s high enough that it will still hold water. I got the strangest look from a button up collared guy in the bathroom as I was pouring that piss water (Heineken) down the drain. That beer taste like crap. I took the can to my room and found a can opener. I did it with PATIENCE and got the lid off perfectly. Looks nice like this!Packed up my food bag while laughing at the MTV programming choices. There¢s not much to chose from. I¢d been excited to watch music videos but they¢re not worth the money it takes to make them.Headed back to Harpers Ferry! Angela doesn¢t have a GPS so we get the pleasure of discovery and adventure on the way to places. I¢m a fan of adventure so I don¢t mind getting a little confused and lost. Well, I don¢t like being lost, but I like having fun! Adventuring!We get to Harpers Ferry and park close to the restaurants. I¢m not hungry, but I know I should eat. Walk around and check out the scene around town. We ate at Private Finn¢s. The Nut Brown Ale there stole the show! Nice sandwich! Philly cheese! Just what I¢d been craving! Southpaw came in while we were finishing up. He¢s doing well. He got rid of his ten pound external frame 1950 model backpack and got a vapor trail. I got a stamp and mailed Lish a postcard.Angela wants a picture of us by the trail so I take them to where I¢ll be leaving out of Harpers Ferry. It¢s been such a nice visit! They¢re such wonderfully nice people! I miss seeing Angela. She was the best supervisor I¢ll ever have. Leaving GSK was such a hard decision for me. Angela asked if I missed work; I don¢t. I miss my friends every single day though.I hike down on an easy dirt road to a bridge underpass. Thankfully I realize that I need to get water because there isn¢t any for 10 miles. I meet Lint, Orbit, and Rest Stop. I didn¢t stay at Garvey shelter because there¢s a family there. Storm pinned me down. Heavy winds, lightening and rain. Didn¢t get me though! HA! I got my tent up in the roaring winds just fast enough to stay dry.It¢s quiet now. All alone. No howling tires from a nearby highway. Just that buzzing sound in my ears. Visits are tough when they¢re over. Back to work now. This isn¢t even the real halfway point. I¢ve got a bag full of food and an energized heart!