By afternoon, we reached Londonderry, our second and last maildrop. Since the post office was closed, we called the postmaster. She immediately offered to come down, open the office, and give us our
box. Since these were the supplies we needed to finish the hike and
it would last us the next six days, we were delighted with her
offer. When she arrived, she asked us if we wanted to come to her
house for dinner, a shower, and laundry. Wow, what an offer — how
could we refuse! Again, the people of southern Ohio have been
superb in the hospitality department. Next, we got a ride to
Chillicothe for a planned day of rest tomorrow. After 8 straight
days of hiking, our bodies needed a day of rest — and it is supposed
to rain tomorrow, so maybe we’ll have good hiking weather on Monday
again.
~ Bill and Laurie, “The Happy Feet”
© William and Laurel Foot, 1997, Lynchburg, Va.
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NE OF THE ways the ADT and Buckeye Trail are different from the
A.T. is that there is not a regular system of shelters nor are there
many designated campsites on public lands. Therefore, at the start
of each day, there is always the unknown of where you will spend the
night. That is one reason we particularly enjoyed yesterday’s hike,
as we knew that we would end up at Sherry and Mike’s house for the
night.