Date: 2010-09-01
From: Betsy's/Norwich,VT

To: Soccer Field Woods/Hanover,NH
Miles today: 2.3

Late morning today, started movin about 8. Betsy made blueberry pancakes which we enjoyed on their fabulous porch! What a wonderful view of nature they have there! I checked my TJ and got the pack ready. Betsy dropped us off 1 mi down the trail and we headed 2 mi down the road to the Vermont/New Hampshire border! It lies on the CT River and is marked on one side of the bridge. Another mile on the road landed us in the heart of Hanover and Dartmouth College. It was a warm and sunny day! We hit one of the many benches, de-packed and sought our favorite beverages! I ran into Ice which was a great reunion! I hadn¢t seen him since the GA/NC border!! U&S¢s enjoyed their coffee¢s and I set off to run my errands: ATM, PO, outfitter for bounce box, ice cream, hardware for new bleach bottle-no luck, free slice of pizza, outfitter for pants (damn, can¢t believe I forgot when there before!) CVS for bottle-score! It was then that I came upon a slew of hikers on the corner! Who is it?? Late morning today, started movin about 8. Betsy made blueberry pancakes which we enjoyed on their fabulous porch! What a wonderful view of nature they have there! I checked my TJ and got the pack ready. Betsy dropped us off 1 mi down the trail and we headed 2 mi down the road to the Vermont/New Hampshire border! It lies on the CT River and is marked on one side of the bridge. Another mile on the road landed us in the heart of Hanover and Dartmouth College. It was a warm and sunny day! We hit one of the many benches, de-packed and sought our favorite beverages! I ran into Ice which was a great reunion! I hadn't seen him since the GA/NC border!! U&S's enjoyed their coffee's and I set off to run my errands: ATM, PO, outfitter for bounce box, ice cream, hardware for new bleach bottle-no luck, free slice of pizza, outfitter for pants (damn, can't believe I forgot when there before!) CVS for bottle-score! It was then that I came upon a slew of hikers on the corner! Who is it?? : It's Food Network! Yeah! And Crafty, Chili and Pepper and Man Dog! A couple others I'd seen briefly before too! We caught up and all moved on¢¦back to the PO to bounce my box, over to the lemonade lady who so kindly watched my pack, I checked in with U&S's (off they went,) I chilled a moment and packed, called LT with list for the next stop at Hiker's Welcome Hostel, back to the PO since LT convinced me to put some pics in the mail :, then back to the outfitter to find U&S's, we chose to eat Mexican, called mom, SW's went to find Best Buy and Up's and I headed for the soccer field, found camp, went to the Co-op, back to camp to enjoy the evening, dinner and ice cream. We saw Vegan!! Then Krazy Fox, the Col and Griz arrived. Catching up journal. Hungry, always hungry now! Looked at next stretch on profile-not too scary! I'm hoping for a good early start with a few hours relaxation time tonight. Although I just checked the time and its 10:45! Where does the time go? Pumped and ready for 42.3 to the hostel and our dance with the Whites! Life is precious on the AT!! 440 miles to Katahdin!! It¢s Food Network! Yeah! And Crafty, Chili and Pepper and Man Dog! A couple others I¢d seen briefly before too! We caught up and all moved on¢¦back to the PO to bounce my box, over to the lemonade lady who so kindly watched my pack, I checked in with U&S¢s (off they went,) I chilled a moment and packed, called LT with list for the next stop at Hiker¢s Welcome Hostel, back to the PO since LT convinced me to put some pics in the mail , then back to the outfitter to find U&S¢s, we chose to eat Mexican, called mom, SW¢s went to find Best Buy and Up¢s and I headed for the soccer field, found camp, went to the Co-op, back to camp to enjoy the evening, dinner and ice cream. We saw Vegan!! Then Krazy Fox, the Col and Griz arrived. Catching up journal. Hungry, always hungry now! Looked at next stretch on profile-not too scary! I¢m hoping for a good early start with a few hours relaxation time tonight. Although I just checked the time and its 10:45! Where does the time go? Pumped and ready for 42.3 to the hostel and our dance with the Whites! Life is precious on the AT!! 440 miles to Katahdin!!