September 2. Honey Bear

It was interesting to wake up in a shelter area that we could not see the night before. We were so thirsty when we arrived but could not figure out how to get to the water in the dark even though we could hear the stream. The trail was a couple feet from our tent. We headed out hoping we might be able to do 15 miles today. The trail was wonderful the first several miles. More like what we would consider "normal" for the AT. It rained a bit but we didn't mind seeing that we weren't climbing with all fours. When we came to the road for Andover at the 15 mile mark, we decided to go to town. The road walk was enjoyable until someone offered us a ride.

I took a picture of Tarzans shoes because both Tarzan and Jane are wearing the same shoes they started with. I don't Tarzan will have shoes left they are so torn up. He is determined to climb Katahdin in them

We ate until our bellies were full, picked up salami, cheese, bread, cliff bars, trail mix......resupply for five days. We met John and Lisa and enjoyed talking with them. They have a camp a mile from the trail that they offered us to stay at before the 100 mile wilderness. Lisa is planning a through hike in five years. She will let me know so I can cheer her on. Thanks for the offer and the company.

We called the Cabin for a nights stay The Cabin is owned by Earl and Marge Town. Best known by the trail names, Honey and Bear. They are an 80 year old couple who have been running a hostel in their home for 18 years. They made us a delicious spaghetti dinner with salad and garlic bread. We had brownies and ice cream for dessert. They had a private room for us. We were ready for our showers and laundry. We ran into Solo at the hostel where he had been for three days.

They will drive us to the trailhead in the morning