Day 12 The Doyle, Duncannon PA

Day 12 The Doyle, Duncannon PA

Miles 0
Total 123

Spend the day at the Doyle recuperating. Ankle still swollen and sore. We at breakfast across the stree at a place called "Goodies" and had dinner at the Doyle.   We took a short walk through town and chatted with a lot of hikers last night.  "JC" is starting his own business making gear.  He's currently hiking with a homemade bag.  After graduating from school for Entrepreneurship and then managing his family business for a few years, he's decided to move away from his fundamentalist christian family to live with his girlfriend in Atlant.
I really enjoyed chatting with his him as we talked about injuries and hurts and i felt much better about taking time off and being a bit hurt.  When the bar closed we transitioned outside with "hotsauce" and "twocents" and got to hear their crazy hitching stories and how they try to look "hungry" to get food from peopel.  Best trick, put change in yoru hand and go up to someone asking "Where are the vending machines?" 

NOTE:  Thru hikers are almost always very hungry and will always appreciate food.  Feeding them most certainly brings good luck.