Total: ~193
Stops: Eagles Nest Shelter
We "booked" it into Port Clinton after breaking camp at 10am. Last night we got poured on and our tent leaks after a few minutes of the rain so we pulled the footprint out from under our tent and draped it over the fly. That worked great but as everything was so wet we hung out for awhile to dry things out.
The hike into Port Clinton was lovely excepting the verticle decent at the end.
Tonight, we just got back from a great bit of trail magic. On the way into town, there's a house that let's hikers fill up water at their house. After setting up at the Pavillion we walked back down there to fill our nalgene and with the intention of getting beer at the firehouse and food somewhere intown. The family and neighbors were eating in the garage and after we thanked them for the water they offered us dessert. Of course we said yes, and then we asked them if they knew where we could get dinner. They told us "nowhere" and promptly began to fill plates with food for us to eat. We sat and ate with them until about 9pm. Turns out they're the towns "trail angels". Fred and Anna Kauffman and their neighbors Luke and Annamae. They help out hikers and mow the lawn at the pavillion. They had great stories to tell about hikers that they've met in the past. When we left the sent us off with cake, toothpast, toilet paper and painkillers. Who could have asked for a better evening?
Fred Kauffman
Walking over the river into Port Clinton
