Mountain Harbour Hostel

4/28/15 - Mountain Harbour B&B and Hostel came and picked us up in Erwin this morning.  Dave drove us to Carver's Gap and carried our gear forward to the hostel.  Ms Cattywampus (Onward) and Brokedown were getting dropped off by Mountain Harbour as we arrived.  We slacked forward and got here just before 5pm.  We passed Sam I Am and Dusty Pilgrim a few miles in, not sure where they plan on stopping tonight.

We passed Sublime's pack at the turnoff to Overmountain Shelter but we didn't go down.  I heard later people had had norovirus and stayed there.

  

Coming down from Big Hump Bald we hit a bad patch of trail.  Serious rocks and lots of tangling roots.  It's marked for maintenance but they're gonna have to do a LOT to refurbish that mess!  Wilson rolled an ankle and I aggravated my foot and knee.

There's a hiker here at Mountain Harbour named Captain K who looks a lot like the actor John Malkovich.

4/29/15 - I woke up this morning with my right knee stiff and slightly throbbing.  Plus, I just don't feel like hiking today.  Wilson's lower leg and ankle are swollen and he's in pain.  So instead of slacking thirteen today, we'll do that tomorrow and be bored silly today during a zero. Of course, tomorrow has a better rain chance.  

Kinder, who we met yesterday, drove several of us to Roan Mountain for lunch at Bob's Dairyland restaurant. Food there is good, plentiful and cheap.  Bob's is also one of the few local hiker friendly stores.