Date: 2007-10-03
From: Unionville, NY

To: Unionville NY
Miles today: 0.0

mi. 0sleep beddest. Unionville, NY day 83 Ahh another great night of sleep. I still can't sleep more than 6 or 7 hours. I woke up around 7am. We tried calling the Outfitter and see if they have had I need, but they do not open until 11am. The the plan was to go along with Dick on the drug run and go to the outfitter after. It was only another 10 or 15 miles away. I did make a Donncon Doughnuts stop. A hot choclate and half a dozen doughnuts later, I was feeling good. I want to continuethe weight gain. I weighed myself and I am 3.5 pounds heavier than when I got here. I want to add to that. The outfitter turned out to be a great stop. It was pretty small in a small-ish town. But they had half of the things I wanted. I got a Gregory z pack. Rated for around 35 pounds and with close to 4000 cubic inches. I put my gear in it along with my full fodbag. Great fit. I had enough room to spare for other things and the couple things I didn't bring along. I also got a 3 liter platy hydration system. Hopefully it works out better than the camelback that leaks after a few days. I also got a patch kit for my thermarest. No replacement unless it is major. No leki poles there though. She said they do carry steripens but were all out. I managed to get most of what I needed. I also scored a pack cover. I really don't like them, but they work to keep your pack dry. The outfitter was really cool. A locally owned place. She gave me a 10% thru hiker discount. They were not even close to the trail. I thought that was really nice. She even gave me some sport jel!ly beans. Along with a water bottle with the name of the place on it. I'll have to get a springer pic and send it to her for the help she has given me. Oh I forgot to mention that genious me bought the wrong size of socks. I could have bought more here, but I decided to wait until the next town. Only 3 days away. I'll hike in the socks I have been sleeping in until then. It will give me clean socks. Dick dropped me off and I took a little nap while he finished up his deliveries. I woke up when Butch came to the door. Who should he have with him than Chris. I hadn't seen him since Andover when he got the big G. I was even thinking a few days ago what happened to him. He said he took 10 days off then. Man I'm going slow, but lovin it. Later while Dick was making dinner he gave some money to us and said to take his car to the store and get some beer, ice cream, and chips. I got to drive his 2007 Toyota Prious hybrid. It is a cool car. Something I am thinking about getting at some point. We come back with some beer and chips. We completly forgot about the ice cream. Yeah I know my favorite snack. Then we go back out and pick some up. Dinner was great. Chicken, potatoes, corn on the cobb, salad, and white wine. It was great. W eat and sat around for a couple hours. Dick has 3 rules here; treat i as i it was your house, you must jiggel the handle t the toilet, and you cannot d the dishes. The dishes i                                                                        We sat around after dinner and had some great conversation with myself, Dick, Chris (trailname Torque), and Butch. Throw in some wine and beer and it was all good. The only thing left was some ice cream and relaxing. Another night in a bed. 3 in a row again. I really should have showered again today, but oh well I'll do that in the morning.