The weather report says that the winds will drop from 50 miles per hour to 20 - 30 miles per hour so we delay our departure until the dial shows the decline and we start hiking at 9.00am. It is a struggle to walk and climb the 1,000' to Mt Washington but we take it slowly and finally arrive. Mt Washington is swirling in mist, with occasional breaks in the cloud to view the ocean and valleys below.
We meet up with Donna, Scatter's mum, and her Aunt Margaret who have brought lots of food for us. We meet in the car park at the car and stuff ourselves with turkey rolles and then keep on going.
The clouds clear as we descend to provide some great views of the ridge we are hiking. There is a train which climbs Mt Washington, and we walk along the tracks and the see the train - something quite prehistoric. We follow the ridge to Madison Hut, and arrive around 4pm and decide to book in as guests. It is too late for us to try to reach the campsite.
Scatters decides to head on to the campsite with On the Loose - the things you can do when you are young and fit. We enjoy the evening at Madison, and meeting some of the 'paying customers'. A thru hiker called 'Golden Ray' who is deaf, falls on the summit climb to Mt Madison and knocks himself out. He is carried down to the hut, and looked after. A doctor happens to be one of the hikers. Golden Ray is very fit, but the doctor is worried in case he falls again, and gives him his phone number to call if anything else happens.
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