(this daily journal was kept and rewritten by my sister Laurie and presented to me as a gift - I now rewrite it here for you)
Got up and headed for town (8:35 AM). Made great time - we really "smelled" town - latest expression. The trail and views were beautiful from the Minski fire tower on down. Best yet. Penn. goes out with a blaze of glory. Had a sundae in Delaware Water Gap. Went to P.O. and picked up letters and a package. We got new socks and I got new cutoffs - great (my others were about falling off). Went to grocery store but there wasn't a good selection of food. Ate lunch at a picnic table and wrote home. Just as we were leaving, we met a lady who gave us a ride to the National Forest Service Building. Also we met Annie Hall and Paul (Ga. - Me.). Walked up towards Sunfish Pond. Beautiful section. Met a guy Russ who gave us a 40 minute talk on salvation and the Bible. Got to the pond. Went for a swim and washed hair - felt great. Ate supper. Bob came by. We had a long talk. Camped with us for the night.
(we spent lots of hours the past weeks complaining about the trail condition through PA., and were quite smug thinking about the poor southbound hikers who enter into the state on this great trail making them think they were in for a smooth hike ahead! Our boots were taking a beating and so were our feet. I imagine Russ believed that Laurie and I were two young adults living in sin. We never got to interrupt him and inform him we are brother and sister. Bob Bell was the only serious hiker who used a rucksack instead of a framed backpack, ate poptarts for supper and used a sheet of clear plastic hung over twine as a makeshift pup-tent.)
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