Date: 2018-07-21
From: Wolf Rocks Campsite

To: Delaware Water Gap, PA
Miles today: 9.8

I woke up to Rosie moving around the campsite. He was getting ready to leave for town and it was 5:30 am. He was gone and I went back to bed. Lupine and I got up around 8:00 am. Our bodies felt really tired from yesterday's 20 mile day. I ate a bar for breakfast since I would be eating in town today. We left camp at 9 am. Lupine pointed out blueberry bushes next to our site. There were bushes everywhere! I ate a whole bunch and didn't want to stop however we needed to get to town.The trail was still mostly rocks. We came to wolfs rocks which were not as intense as other rock sections in PA. They were mostly large slanted slabs but were easier to hike on than the smaller rocks on trail. There were several day hikers out since it was the weekend. Lupine and I got to the shelter where we were supposed to go last night. It had a spigot for water since the spring was dry. We filled our water and snacked by the shelter. We met Pistol and Pinch there. They had gotten off trail for 5 days since Pinch had a throat infection that was really intense. He thought it was going to end his thru hike. Luckily on day 5 it finally got better. We headed out the last 6 miles to Delaware water gap.The remaining trek had some rocks but also an easy dirt road to hike on. It was so easy that I started hiking backwards for a bit. We came to a descent and it was blocked by 60 high school students. We managed to push past them weaving in and out of the different groups. After passing them we realized that Lupine had the bra hanging off her pack. Those teens must have been snickering to themselves about it. We passed more day hikers then rolled into town.Rosie had been napping by the bakery since he had been there already for 6 hours. Lupine and I were starving and ate at the first place that seemed to have good food. It was a local pizza joint and it was delicious. Maybe it was the spices and dough or maybe because we were starving. Lupine, Rosie, and I ate an extra large pizza and garlic knots. The pizza was way better than any pizza in the south. We headed to the bakery afterwards. I ordered the love affair which was a piece of pie and a hot dog. After eating we went to the outfitters for fuel and socks. The owner was able to repair my pack since the ladder locks had been slipping on the straps. He didn't charge me anything for the service. We then hitched to Walmart for our resupply which was overwhelming as usual. I bought more food than I needed to make sure I didn't run out. At Walmart we debated going back on the trail when it was supposed to rain all night. We decided to stay at the local church in town instead.  At the church, there were several hikers. We claimed a spot in the bunk room and then went outside to cook dinner.  We bought ravioli and salads for dinner.  We needed some greens. Outside it was raining but we stayed dry under the awning. We made dinner and shared some with Pantalones who I hadn't seen since Damascus. He talked about staying with The Mechanic man and had a pretty decent time. Pantalones mentioned that Mechanic man stole unattended trail magic since animals could get into it. I called Theresa to catch up from the week. It felt good to hear her voice. I started to get tired and curled up on my bunk.Tonight I'm packed like a sardine in bunk beds. I'm afraid I might fall off the top though.