436.3 down, 1749.6 to go
We woke up in the fire warden's cabin and started off the day a little earlier than usual. Stopped in at the ice cream man's house for some ice cream and coffee. Bill is an older man who enjoys having hikers over for conversation and croquet - apparently he only loses if he wants to. Afterward it was back off into the woods to get in some more mileage and take advantage of the easier terrain.
We met a man who was hiking with his son's girlfriend and it was her first backpacking trip. He had hiked the Maine section before, and used his experience to take her out and show her the ropes. Later in the afternoon we ran a little low on water, so we stopped at the next water source which is now dried up to a puddle. We treated it twice to be safe.
Later on we arrived in Etna, NH where there is a place called "Tiggers Tree House" where we were intending to stay. We called several times and hitched a ride to the general store where they informed us that the couple that runs it was out of town. As we started looking into our options and considered heading back into the woods a lady named Vick offered us a bed in her home, so we decided to stay there. Eric and Vick treated us to an amazing evening. It started off with custom made survival bracelets made by Charlie and Will, their sons. Yellow and purple for me (go dawgs) and rainbow and green for Katy (a reminder that no matter how hard it rains, it can't last forever and the sun will come out). We had burgers and wings for dinner and then had the most glorious night's sleep.
Survival Bracelet (thanks Will and Charlie)
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