Start: Trimpi Shelter
End: Chatfield Shelter
Miles: 17.6 today, 525.9 total
I got up at 4:30am this morning. I pitched my tent in the shelter last night because the bugs were so bad. I was the only one in the shelter, but Raver and E of E & J were tenting just down the hill. In fact, I could hear Raver's headphones from the shelter. His ears must've been bleeding. Anyway, so I got up at 4:30, left at 6:13am. I hiked about 2 - 2.5 miles down to VA 670 and started walking on the road toward Sugar Grove. That was at 7am. I hiked about 3 miles or so until someone headed my direction picked me up. Most of the cars I saw were headed out of town. So I got a ride the rest of the way into town from a middle-aged couple in their minivan. They said they were going to breakfast with their son, who was in a car in front of them.
I got to the P.O. right at 8am when it opened. As I was getting my pack, the husband asked if I was Christian. I said, "Yes, Presbyterian." And then he said something like this, "Well that's good. We won't ask for a donation as long as you're doing the Lord's work." By "donation" I think he meant some sort of tip for giving me a lift. I should've told him I was Buddhist. So far I've had 5 hitch-hike experiences, (I got one back out of town) and I haven't given the drivers anything, though I've considered it every time. Maybe I'll change my ways.
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