Duncannon, Pennsylvania
You know you're a thru-hiker when... people cheer when you walk into the pub.
That brings us up to date. We tried to post some photos in the main body of our blog, but due to technical difficulties (in other words 'it didn't work') we had to instead put in links to the photos. We've added links to a few previous posts as far back as trail days, so be sure to check them out. We hope you enjoy them and we hope we won't get that far behind in posting again. We enjoy seeing your comments, so keep them up.
We arrived in Duncannon on Friday afternoon and headed to the pub (The Doyle) where Mark was due to pick us up for the weekend. Mark and Karen are family friends of Mike's family and we'd been looking forward to meeting them since we flew into the states. As we walked in the door of the pub, everybody looked up from their beers and cheered. We felt special.
The two of us with Mark and Karen
When we were organizing a pickup location with Mark, he'd given us specific instructions not to eat before we met him. We were not disappointed. All weekend we were spoilt with wonderfully delicious food made by Karen (lamb, steaks, apple pie...) We saw the Brandywine River Museum which houses the paintings of N.C. and Andrew Wyeth. Fantastic painters. Check out a sample at the website: http://www.brandywinemuseum.org/. We also drove through Amish farms on the way back to the trail. It was interesting to see horse buggies driving down the main street in town.
Mark and Karen dropped us back in Duncannon two days ago and sadly we're still in town due to heavy rains. It seems that half of Pennsylvania is flooded and the other half has flash-flood warnings. One of the bridges a few miles out of town is impassable, which is unfortunate as it's the only way back to the Appalachian Trail (AT). We hope to get back on the trail in the next few days when it's not so soggy.
That brings us up to date. We tried to post some photos in the main body of our blog, but due to technical difficulties (in other words 'it didn't work') we had to instead put in links to the photos. We've added links to a few previous posts as far back as trail days, so be sure to check them out. We hope you enjoy them and we hope we won't get that far behind in posting again. We enjoy seeing your comments, so keep them up.
We arrived in Duncannon on Friday afternoon and headed to the pub (The Doyle) where Mark was due to pick us up for the weekend. Mark and Karen are family friends of Mike's family and we'd been looking forward to meeting them since we flew into the states. As we walked in the door of the pub, everybody looked up from their beers and cheered. We felt special.
The two of us with Mark and Karen
When we were organizing a pickup location with Mark, he'd given us specific instructions not to eat before we met him. We were not disappointed. All weekend we were spoilt with wonderfully delicious food made by Karen (lamb, steaks, apple pie...) We saw the Brandywine River Museum which houses the paintings of N.C. and Andrew Wyeth. Fantastic painters. Check out a sample at the website: http://www.brandywinemuseum.org/. We also drove through Amish farms on the way back to the trail. It was interesting to see horse buggies driving down the main street in town.
Mark and Karen dropped us back in Duncannon two days ago and sadly we're still in town due to heavy rains. It seems that half of Pennsylvania is flooded and the other half has flash-flood warnings. One of the bridges a few miles out of town is impassable, which is unfortunate as it's the only way back to the Appalachian Trail (AT). We hope to get back on the trail in the next few days when it's not so soggy.
posted by Mike & Zan :-) | 8:25 am
14 Comments:
Well done you two. Thanks for the pics,they are great.
Shame to hear about the weather, but atleast its given you time to give us another update and put up some photos. Great to see :-)
Hope it clears and can get back on the trail soon.
Wow! Great Progress. Laura, my daughter, is in Philly, which is about 150 miles from you.
And hey, at least the sniper wasn't pointing anything at you!
David In Irvine
Nice update guys, good to see some pics
WE ARE ALL WORRIED ABOUT IAN, AND NOW WE ARE ALL WORRIED THAT YOU HAVE VENTURED OUT AND ARE TRYING TO BRAVE THE FLOOD WATERS!! PLEASE WAIT UNTIL EVERYTHING IS SAFE BEFORE CONTINUING!!!!
Great to see the pictures, try not to fade away any more. The long hair's impressive but I expected a beard.
Mike and Zan have asked me to post a message: The hikers are safe and continuing on their way. They are above the flood waters and continuing to head north with other hikers. They are being ferried over the road crossings by hiker's families. Sunday 7.30 am
Happy 4th of July Zan and Mikey. Live it up!!! My folks tell me it's been pretty hot out there so soak up the rays before the next batch of rain! We miss you and try to keep in touch more often now that your in the north. Be Easy Now!
RAAAAHHhhhh Whooooooofff wwWHHHHooofff.... Hello my fellow outdoors people. Hot tip #75 since you guys have mastered the art of walking why not try running. Anyway a big hello from the backyard. Ohhhh and thanks for the photos , only problem is they will not bring the computer outside or put it on the ground for me to have a look. Keeping walking guys and I will see you later in the yard to throw the ball and so I can bark at you. RRRRRRRaaaaarrrrhhhhhhh.
Hi Guys, great to hear that you are still headed North despite the weather. I climbed Katahdin yesterday & am now giving my feet a couple of days rest before heading back to Sydney. Would love to catch up when you are done with the trail(0419 219 462).
The Northern sections of the trail are incredible, you will love them, so just keep plodding !
And remember.... "It can't rain forever"..... (I have been telling myself this every day for the past month on the trail)
Kaptain
If you want to see a photo of Zan and Mike crossing a flooded river on a Bill Steam Shovel (remember Mr Squiggle, everybody), go to: http://www.trailjournals.com/photos.cfm?id=161981 (sorry, I don't know how to make it automatically create a 'click on' link).
Kerry.
Hi there Zan, Wishing you all the best for your hike! We've just had your parents over here in Perth. What a rowdy lot they are :) Hope all is going well, sounds like your having a ball!
IT'S NOW 16TH JULY, 18 DAYS SINCE YOUR LAST BLOG, & WE'LL ALL B VERY HAPPY TO TURN ON OUR COMPUTER AND FIND A NEW UPDATE FROM U. HOWEVER, I'M RELIEVED THAT U CAN RING HOME MORE OFTEN TO SAY THAT YOU'RE OK. THE REST OF US WORRY ABOUT U.
Our intrepid adventurers are in Massachusetts today and have asked me to report that they "only" have 600+ miles to go to Katahdin in Baxter National Park, Maine. They hope to blogg in the near future, if the opportunity presents itself and will post photos when they do. They love getting your messages which seem to find their way to them.
Keep messaging folks. The hilly bit is coming up!
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