From Frostburg rode up to the top of the GAP and the Eastern Continental Divide. Water went into the gulf vs the Atlantic. From the summit is was down hill for the next 15 miles to Cumberland and the start of the C&O towpath. The towpath was wet and muddy and not very pleasant to ride on. I almost went down and possibly into the canal at one point. Frightened me! I slowed down from there. I met the trail volunteers who talked about the closure of the Paw Paw tunnel and the need to hike over the mountain. Stopped in Paw Paw for Dinner and met Nick Hobson at the little restaurant. We talked about the normal cycling stuff and came to realize we both were on the exact same schedule to finish in DC on Friday morning the 30th. After dinner we went to the National Park but couldn't get through on the phone for reservations so ended up backtracking to the last hiker/biker site on the trail. We continued to visit and decided to ride and go over the Paw Paw trail bypass together so we could help each other is needed.
We ended up riding together for the remainder of the trip. After finding the 0 mile marker we had breakfast and then went our separate ways he to tour D.C and me to get my bike shipped home and to Dulles.