Monday, September 5, 2011

Day 158 - 5th Sept - Andover - ME17Oquossoc - 13.3 miles

We have a great breakfast at The Little Red Hen in Andover - beautiful yoghurt with muesli and fruit. I can't wait till I get home to have decent food again. David drives us back to the trail, along with On the Loose and Red Hat. We clim up and over Beamis Mt. On the Loose joins us on the descent - big round granite domes, quite a lot of fun and good friction until it starts to rain and then it becomes a slippery, slow and steep nightmare if a descent.

We arrive at the road to meet John Wetzel, Scatter's father who has been patiently waiting for us to appear on the roadside. He drives us and On the Loose back to their summer camp which is located on a glacial lake surrounded with pine trees, near Rangeley. We stay in luxury for two nights.


The Wetzel summer camp in Rangeley, Maine

Tripper, On the Loose and Donna Wetzel
John and Donna Wetzel, On the loose and Wizard

Doona has prepared an amazing meal and we are joined by aunt Margaret who is 85 and a close neighbour. We are overwhelmed by the hospitality and thoroughly enjoy ourselves. We drink Mohitos and Australian white wine.

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