AT Day 66: On to Thorton Gap & Luray VA

Daily Miles: 7.0, Total Miles: 944.4

I hate to admit this but that huge dinner and blackberry ice cream pie came back to haunt me last night. Let’s just say a bad tummy ache and nausea made sleep difficult until the early morning hours.

Fortunately I felt better when I woke up and only faced a short hike to Thorton Gap. I had previously decided to take a nero in Luray VA, about a nine-mile hitch. I came out on US Route 211 with fast traffic and very little shoulder to pull off. I walked up to the SNP entrance which had a wide pull off. After about ten minutes I got a ride from a nice young couple who lived in a nearby town and hiked the AT two years ago. They took me straight to the Quality Inn in Luray.

No clean rooms available so had a good breakfast at the attached restaurant. Might as well do my laundry. I was finally able to get into a room at 2pm. First order of business a long shower, then a short nap. I felt re-charged and stomach seemed fine so had a big plate of shrimp with some different dips at a local deli with outdoor seating.