Day #37, An Andover surprise and easy walking--miles hiked: 10.5

Today the trail actually felt like walking in the South--and given the fact we took a short day, the miles flew by! However, I still managed to fall for the 19th time--and it was a bloody one (no worries, all bones still intact).

We reached a road to Andover ME and decided we had no reason not to go in for lunch, even though we didn't really need to resupply. There was just one problem--in 45 minutes of waiting patiently by the road, not one car went by in our direction. Thankfully, another AT hiker popped out of the woods who just happened to have a car: problem solved!

The hitch back to the trail was even more exciting as Shabbat got to visit with a WWII vet while Double Dip and I rode in the back of his pickup with his dog, Maverick.

Tonight we're staying at Hall Mtn Lean-to with a few guys who are absolutely fascinated with our cooking skills and 15 Québécois boys out back. 

Ps--although someone told us there was another hurricane coming (we believe he was misinformed), we have been really blessed with the weather so far. There was a 7 am downpour, but it cleared off really fast and the rest of the showers held off until we got to the shelter.