we got our Plinys!

Day 69 ~ miles 1092 - 1097

As tempted as we were to take another day off in this friendly little town, we knew we had to get back to the trail today.  We made one more stop to find Pliny the Elder, and our search was finally successful!  This beer is considered by some to be the best beer in the world, and we've been hearing of the hype for a couple of years, but there's no way we'd ever get this beer out east.  Even though it was nearly $10 per pint, we couldn't resist each buying a bottle to take back to the trail.  After a couple of last minute errands and phone calls, we made our way back to the trail. There was Coppertone, pouring up root beer floats.  We turned down the floats, but took advantage of Coppertone's chairs, where we sat and drank our Plinys and conversed with him and other hikers.  The beer was great, but we're not so sure it lives up to its reputation of the best beer in the world.  We hiked only a short distance; we were a little exhausted from all of the excitement of town.  Back to the grind tomorrow.