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<\/p>\nI chatted with Patrick this morning as I packed and he waited for Jaime to awake. She arose and I departed about the same time, wishing them the best on their trek forward.<\/p>\n
The first five miles of the day flew by on the WMRT. Then, back to the C&O. Sigh. Except for a slightly longer than brief stop for groceries in Williamsport due to a failed shortcut, the day was mostly about cycling.<\/p>\n
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In Shepherdstown the trail upgraded to crushed gravel, similar to the Erie Canalway\u2014a significant improvement. No WMRT, but far better.<\/p>\n
At my intended hiker biker site for the night, a multi-family with screaming children populated the site. I decided to make the reach for the next one, 20 km away instead of the usual ~10 km bringing my day to 94 km.<\/p>\n
Considering the late start from a cold morning and talking with Patrick, some\/Internet work, and the slightly misdirected shopping, I arrived at the Huckleberry Hill Hiker Biker site in late afternoon, with the next site another 20 km. Well-populated, but I found a separate site off in one corner (with the only table!). Taking a dip in the Potomac, a large group pulled in.<\/p>\n
I spent the evening chatting with the six of them, all named Robert (apparently a thing; they’d even left two more Roberts behind who don”t cycle). They’re headed to Cumberland, but Robert might head to Albany afterwards to cycle part of the Erie Canalway, which conveniently I could provide recent information.<\/p>\n
I’ve been corresponding back and forth with a friend in DC (Charlotte, who cycled with me in Portugal) trying to get schedules (mostly mine) to line up do we could cycle together for a bit. I’ve lucked out to be arriving at DC on the weekend, but at my current pace I’d blow through and miss Charlotte. Finding a spot on a Friday could also be tricky. The 134 km the day before pushed me ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n
So I plan a short day tomorrow. That will put me just outside of DC. I can meet up with Charlotte Sat. morning. A short day also means I arrive at the campsite early enough to alleviate concerns about finding a spot on a (now) holiday weekend. I should also be able to pass into and back out of DC that day, instead of ending in DC on Friday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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