What a difference a good weather day makes! Yesterday was beautiful blue skies. Outside of the towpath, it was warm and breezy. In the trees, it was perfect.
Realized one navigational error: the app from the C&O canal trust gives a lot of really useful information, like where the next bathroom is, but it calculates distance as the crow flies from your current location. So, I'll need to cross reference things with Google Bicycle maps or just rely on mile markers.
Highlights:
"This is the ultimate trip ever!"
Taking pictures of more spiderwebs, insect eggs on leaves, turtles.
The Towpath Creamery and their little trail supply store, which had some nice picture books for $1. So the kids get bedtime stories tonight. Their ice cream was delicious too- real strawberry topping.
The views coming into Harpers Ferry!
All the hidden treasures in The Town's Inn's "dungeon" aka friendship room. Secret stairways, doors that led to... under the porch!, a sliding barn-style door, old keys stuck into the mortar between the rocks of the walls.
Challenges:
- too many mud puddles affected Eryn's derailleur, that needs to be looked at.
Recommendations:
- I wish we had more time to see the stuff of Harpers Ferry. If adults were doing the miles we were, they would have plenty of time to climb the stone steps, etc. The kids could care less. They were fascinated with running out to the patio to watch the trains pass, and that was enough. Maybe older kids would appreciate the history a bit more, but I think as they get older and realize they were at these places, maybe they will be interested in coming back.
- The Towns inn was a great place to stay.
Love hearing about your trip! Thanks for posting! 😊
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