June 21, 2009

Jack and Chris reported a 30+ day into Pearisburg on Friday. They stayed at Holy Family hostel, a well-known hostel built by a local Pearisburg church. They mentioned that while they have caught up to the main flow of thru-hikers they have met several other people. One was Landrover, while another was "Frenchie" from the Montreal metro area. It was enjoyable to discuss the local Montreal haunts both jack and "Frenchie" had frequented. Jack and Chris also caught up with two thru-hikers they had bumped into before their water purification mishap a few weeks ago. They have leap-frogged with Odysius a few times and spent more time on the trail shooting the breeze with Ruthio.

Jack and Chris also confirmed they passed the official 25% mark of the Trail a few days ago.