[pct-l] Re: chester

[dilorenz at hotmail.com (Mike DiLorenzo)]

yes, it is a pity that more folks don't go into chester.  it is very 
convenient.  it is full service complete with a supermarket, variety of 
restaurants, and a few motels.  there is even a creek there where you can 
swim (i saw the locals swimming, didn't have time myself).  i didn't go to 
the st. bernard's restaurant, i went the other way, but i believe happy jo 
and grungy had an excellent steak meal there last summer.  the motels in 
chester might get full, especially on summer weekends with many boaters in 
town, so keep that in mind.  i ate at the breakfast joint, i forget the 
name, but it ain't hard to miss, it was recommended to me by my ride in 
("say, where can i get a greasy breakfast in town?").   watch out for the 
fast food joints, they can be sketchy.   my friends stayed at a motel in 
town, once again, i'm no help as i don't know the name.  but there were 
quite a few.  they even had a laundromat.  the hitch wasn't even that bad, 
despite the 55mph limit.  chester gets my town stop vote!

mike d-low-renzo

>
>And while I'm here, jumping back to a segment *before* Old Station -- does
>anyone have any motel and restaurant picks for Chester? If you have a trail
>town memory there that's very good or very bad with food and lodging, let
>me know. Seems like too few thru-hikers consider Chester as a major town
>stop, and that's a pity ...
>

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