September 1 Fort Frederick and Krissy


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We went a few blocks away from the bicycle bunkhouse and got a surprisingly good breakfast from a convenience store, Sheetz.  Today we had low humidity again but it was warmer and got up into the high 80's today.  We stopped at Fort Frederick which was built due to Indian raids. Later it was used as housing for British prisoners of war during the Revolutionary War.  Then it was used at the time of the Civil War to protect the C&O Canal and B&O Railroad. As we approached the fort, some guys in period costumes were hauling some wood into the fort in a cart so Jim helped them out. 
In the fort, Dennis did a good job of explaining how soldiers lived in times past.  
We then continued on to Williamsport where we had very good pizza (a dill pickle pizza! A new one for us) & salad.  Krissy, the waitress, was very pleasant and even told us where outlets were in the restaurant to get our cell phones charged up.  
We passed the midpoint of the C&O canal before getting to the hiker biker campsite.

                   Kay at midpoint marker
 We are sharing it with Richard who has done some major tours in the past couple of years. Jim & Richard jumped in the Potomac and got cooled off. We are having fun sharing dog-chasing stories. 

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