Everyone was in a hurry to get on the trail and get into town. We decided that we delayed yesterday and it started to rain. What if we delayed today again, would it stop raining? The answer was yes. We’ve got this weather thing under control.
While we were waiting for the rain to stop, I borrowed Bunny’s TP so I could go have a moment of silence. When I got her TP out, I saw she had a tube of toothpaste in with the paper. Looking closer, I saw it was Preparation H,but then I wondered why she was brushing her teeth with Preparation H. Does it help with bad halitosis? I’ve always been known as the one with “shit for brains.” I have almost brushed my teeth with Vagisil, maybe I need to try Prepation H.
We finish out Rocksylvania with a fairly level walk with a downhill drop into Delaware Water Gap. Once again, it wasn’t any worse than any other state we have come through so far. What I have noticed about PA that bothered me much more than the Rocks was that you always hear PA. We are walking on a ridge that has developed valleys on either or both sides along the way. When you aren’t listening to small arms fire, you hear traffic or other sounds of civilization.
All I know is that I’m looking forward to a few days off to get out of the predicted heat wave headed in for the next few days. I have said all along that there will come a time on this hike when we would look back on our days of hiking in the freezing snow and wish that we were back in those days. For me, it already happened when we were near Glasgow, VA and it looks like we’re walking into another heatwave even worse.
We arrived at Delaware Water Gap, dropped packs at the hostel, and went to eat. Raj isn’t supposed to be here until 3 and it’s only 12:30. We should have time to eat, visit the outfitter, and still have time to shower before we get in a small enclosed space with a person who isn’t used to the stench of thru-hikers.
After eating and visiting the outfitter, Bunny decided to reach for the stars and go for ice cream before heading back to shower. While we were standing in line about to order, Raj called. He was an hour and a half early. Raj, like me, thinks if you’re not 15 minutes early, you’re late…but an hour and a half! He’ll just have to deal with smell. NJ here we are.
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