Mustang Sally-Vermont
August 19th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized|
Hello everyone:
Here it is August 15th. I’m planning to leave tomorrow before noon. I love this town. It’s so walkable. Nice historical buildings that are cared for and used. Some empty storefronts, but what city doesn’t have that problem. People are very friendly.
I’m staying at a hostel that is also a restaurant; vegie. It’s run by one of the twelve tribes (religious order) where all the people work for the better good of the whole group; they live and work together. Not too bad; they don’t push themselves on you as far as their religion. Instead of paying (which is twenty dollars a night), they like you to work for stay. I’ve had the joy of working in their bakery. What a good time I’ve had there and the products they produce are very good too. They make all their own bread, which they sell along with muffins and cookies.
Hope to leave tomorrow but first I have to go to the Long Trail festival. My friend from down south is a mover and a shaker in the organization.
Have decided to give the AT eight more weeks and then wherever I’m at I’m getting off and coming home. Will fill in the holes that I have left next August.
Still raining up here almost everyday in the afternoon. The newspapers are saying that this area will be getting more than their average rainfall thru the end of November.
Went to the local farmer’s market up here and what a crop! Most of it was grown organic.
Could have gotten a gallon of maple syurp
for $44.00. It was very temping as I always use the real stuff. Just no comparison.
Not sure how far I will get before I leave the trail, but I hope to get to thru Connecticut and/or New Jersey.
Got my backpack loaded and I’m rested. If I hike everyday at least 12 miles in 56 days I can do a total of 672 miles. I plan to get into the resupply towns early and get back on the trail that same day and do a few miles to complete the 12 miles I need each day. We will see.
I’m well and happy. Going to have to buy news clothes when I get back home as I’ve lost so much weight. I need to update my wardrobe anyway.
That’s all from Rutland, Vermont. Will write when I get to Manchester. Take care.
Me: Mustang Sally
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