Day 98

This was a very short AT mileage day (only 3.3 miles) but I walked a total of 9.1 miles as I also went sightseeing and tried to resupply at a 7-Eleven. The walk down into Harper’s Ferry wasn’t bad at all. After a steep descent, I crossed the Shenandoah River where I then got off the trail and walked over to the Quality Inn. I’m very happy with this hotel. It’s much nicer than some of the others I’ve stayed at. After dropping off my pack, I headed down to the ATC HQ where I got my picture taken and added to the archives. I’m #476 in their Class of 2022 book. After that, I grabbed breakfast then went sightseeing through all the museums and staged buildings reading about the civil war history that happened here. The heat right now is almost unbearable so I took advantage of an ice cream shop with a double scoop black cherry in a waffle cone. Yum! After a little more sightseeing to see the train pass the station and where the Potomac River meets the Shenandoah River, I had for lunch a Philly burger with chips and slaw and a tipsy Arnold Palmer made with WV Moonshine. After the fun was over, I hustled up to the only place nearby to resupply (unless you want to pay outfitter prices for freeze dried foods and bars), a 7-Eleven. This only let me grab some drinks and breakfast items and the prices here were pretty high too. I went back to the hotel to figure out if I would take the bus or call a shuttle to take me to a grocery store, which are all out of this historic district. After my shower and while doing my laundry, I see a sign with a code for $10 off Instacart and decide that’s what I’ll do. I simply shopped my resupply online for a Food Lion and had a shopper go get it for me. Gotta love technology. Since I got free delivery as well, it didn’t cost me much more than shuttling to/from the grocery store myself so I take it as a win for laziness. LOL! To top it off, I ordered Chinese on DoorDash and really kicked back. Now that I’m stocked with food, cleaned and everything is charging, I could go back out tomorrow but I already paid for another night as I thought I’d want more time to explore Harper’s Ferry. Guess I’ll just spend tomorrow resting and eating more. (My stomach has never been flatter! Need to fatten up!)