Date: 2018-05-29
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Miles today: 0.0

Tues Day 106 5/29 ToughToday Curtis was going to meet us at 12 noon at Route 17 outside of Harriman New York. Curtis was going to bring us some supplies and be able to drive us to complete a resupply, laundry, and eating in a restaurant. We were up on the move at 5 everything was going well. We were actually a little ahead of schedule. Because we had been talking on Miles the last couple days we had wiggled this 20 mile day down to 12 miles. We figured it would be an easy 12. Are food bags were almost empty and we weren't carrying a lot of water. The last couple days New York have been particularly challenging. The guidebook had said despite the flat profile expect abrupt up and downs. Well the guide book was not blowing smoke. New York has been particularly challenging with the hand-over-hand climbing that we've had to do the last couple days. But we were feeling good and everything was heading for a easy day 12 mile car assistance resupply. We had been hearing about a section of the trail called the agony grind. Not exactly sure what that meant but it didn't sound good. The day became hot very fast. we were in the section called the agony grind. Somehow we didn't have enough food or water. My knee started talkin to me. We'd only had ice cream for dinner the night before no real protein. Suddenly my tank was empty and I was struggling pretty hard. Around mile 8 of our easy Twelve Mile day I said we're stopping at the orange Turnpike at Mile 10. Ibex was pretty tired as well and was happy to agree. We really had to drag ourselves that last two miles to the orange Turnpike. We put down the Tyvek, covered ourselves with insect repellent and send a pin on Google Maps to Curtis so he could find us. It was 11:30. Curtis got a late start and then there was an overturned tractor-trailer on the route. To his credit Curtis followed the New York license plates off the highway. He was able to bypass the overturned truck. He arrived around 1:45. We checked into the Tuxedo Hotel. We went to the local Diner and ate a whole lot of food. We got our laundry started and headed for the Walmart. It was already 7 p.m. We got back to the Tuxedo Hotel. I went in to see the hotel manager to switch rooms cuz our shower actually had gray and black mold growing on it 2 inches thick on the shower floor. Rather than switch rooms he just gave us our money back. We went and found the James Motel 5 miles away. The room had brand new carpet, tile bathroom, a beautiful room, a much better choice. It was getting late and Curtis needed to head out. It was already after hiker midnight. We talked about our plans for the next day. We were planning to do 3 days of 22/23 miles to make it to Pauling New York where ibex can get the train to NYC. I felt hot, tired, and run over. I felt so overheated I felt so overheated that I took a cool shower to lower my body temperature. I think I need a 0 day not 20 more miles. Ibex is still pretty tired as well. We decided to zero the next day. During the night I thought maybe we could just do 7 miles, reduce the 67 miles to 60 to get the Pawling in 3 days of 20 miles each. Much more manageable. We talk it over in the morning. Things weren't quite going according to the calculated plan. You can plan all you want. Everybody imagines that they're capable of doing so much. Everybody would like to believe they are capable of doing what they imagine. The reality is This Is a Tough Long Haul. The cumlative effect is starting to catch up. 100 days of hiking, carrying a pack, filtering ur water, etc. Is pretty demanding on the human body.