Teabag and I set out of Pearisburg early. We lacked any real plan for the day, but something in the Appalachian Trail guidebook caught our eye: “use the zip line to cross the stream,” referring to a place called The Captain’s.

It turned out to be an awesome decision. We have been doing less of a daily mileage average than we thought, but it turns out that it is going very smoothly.

The Captain was a pretty cool dude and just allows hikers to camp in his yard for free, even providing free soda. When we arrived, we saw some hikers we hadn’t in a while. They said there is supposed to be a meteor shower tonight. Looking forward to it!