Starting location: No Business Shelter
Ending location: Erwin, TN
Miles today: 6.3
Miles total: 333.9
Hikers go to bed early and wake up early. 9:00 PM is called "hikers midnight" well, because we go to sleep when the Sun goes down. We knew we had 6 short miles to get to town this morning so we wanted to get an earlier than usual start. When our alarm (also known as a timed wristwatch) went off at 6:30, we started packing up our belongings inside the tent. I was so proud that we were going to get an early start, I couldn't wait to emerge from our tent and quietly pack up the rest of our stuff while our fellow hikers were still sleeping. As I shuffled out of our tent with a grin on my face, I slowly realized that most everyone had already left! The shelter itself was completely empty. So much for our world record start to the day. I guess everyone really wanted to get into town just as much as we did.
Erwin, TN is a quiet town. Bigger than most of the places we've been to thus far because they not only have a McDonalds but also a Sonic. However we choose to feast on the AYCE (all you can eat) Pizza joint. It was heaven. They even had a dessert pizza which reminded me of Stevie B's in Tallahassee.
We did all of our chores and spent the afternoon lounging at the hotel. The Super 8 is a fine lodging establishment, probably one of the nicest places we've stayed!! (Not including the B&B in Hot Springs of course) Yes I said Super 8.
I will enjoy our nights rest in a bed tonight while it rains outside. We've had such luck with the weather.
Ps. Again we would like to thank the Ponte Vedra Recorder for the great article. It makes us smile to see that others are interested in our journey. I think the piece really did a fine job of capturing why we are out here on the trail. Thank You Sara for the interest, support and front page spot! Here is the link for those of you who haven't seen it:
http://www.pontevedrarecorder.com/content/1936_1.php#comments
Lots-o-plates at the pizza buffet
Jason on the way into Erwin
Conan + Backwards
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