When a truck pulled into the driveway around midnight, I knew we'd made a big mistake. Papa Monkey had to move his car so the truck could fully get into the driveway, and also move his tent away from the front door.
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Linda Hart continued her tradition of feeding hikers by providing us with eggs and sausage (and also coffee) in the morning. This helped wake us up early. (Well, what really woke me up was when someone turned on the exceedingly loud coffee machine at 5 am. I have no idea how Clo Bear slept for the next hour with that thing going next to her head.)
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After getting back to the hotel at 4:15 am, I "slept in" until 8:30, at which point, I was remarkably awake. I'm sure the nap I took in the car while Rainbow drove part of the way back helped.
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Today began with a question from Papa Monkey: how long would it take to drive to Maryland to get my car? The answer was seven and a half hours. That posed a second question: should we get it?
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Today, Rainbow and I would finally fill in the 17.7 mile section between VT 103 and US 4, including Mt. Killington, that we skipped, while Papa Monkey drove back to Connecticut to deal with personal business and hopefully get his car fixed. We left the Yellow Deli this morning with a plan to stay at the Hart Family's place tonight, since that would be close to where we'd continue hiking from.
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