Delta, Pennsylvania to Marietta, Pennsylvania -- 36 miles

 

We woke at 6:30 am and got ready to leave. The fog was so thick, we couldn't see across the parking lot, so we had to wait 2 hours for it to clear. Lorraine watched dumb shows on TV, while Lenny worked on his speech for the party on Saturday. When the sun came out, the mist cleared, and we started biking at 9:45 am. The route was very hilly - twice, we rolled down into the Susquehanna River valley and climbed the steep hills up and out. The hills were among the steepest climbs we experienced anywhere in our trek. 

We stopped at the Otter Creek campground & store to buy snacks and eat lunch. Because it was Labor Day, there were a lot of people boating, camping, and picnicking down by the water. We called the motels listed on the map to find out their rates, and were only able to get in touch with one, in Marietta. We crossed the Susquehanna River at Wrightsville, biking over the long bridge into Columbia. We reached the Blue Note Motel at 3:30 pm and checked in, then walked down the road to buy groceries and have dinner at Marco's Restaurant. Lorraine had raviolis and Lenny had chicken parmesan. Lorraine stayed up late, then fell asleep watching a movie about Judy Garland on the "Lifetime" TV channel.