With a plan in mind to reach Fort Montgomery, NY three days from now to possibly meet up with friends, I would need a 20+ mile day to get there on time. Based on shelter locations and the trail description, today seemed to be the best bet for that. Planning for a 24 mile day to two shelters ahead, I left camp at 7:45, later than I probably should have. It'd mean I'd get there late, but aside from a steep hill late in the day, there wasn't anything that would indicate this would be a problem.
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I got off to a late 9:30 start, mostly because I was being awfully slow for no particularly good reason; probably three days of lazing about taking its toll. Jesse and Holly gave me a ride back to the trailhead, we said our goodbyes, and as they returned to DC, I retuned to my thru-hike. (Thanks again for all your hospitality and letting me stay with your family for the weekend!)
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I'm going to do this entry mostly bullet-point style so as to get it written faster, so I can get back to writing more interesting posts where I'm actually moving forward.
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I got up relatively early (at least compared to most everyone else at the Jersey House) and, thanks to Jesse letting me borrow his car, I took care of laundry in the morning. The nearest laundromat was in the neighboring town of Newton, about a 20 minute drive away. This was easily the nicest laundromat I've been in so far; there was an attendant, the washers and dryers could take credit cards, and the attendant gave me free detergent (detergent is free for new customers).
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I was up pretty late last night, after midnight, waiting for Jesse and his wife Holly, and his brother Seth and his wife Michelle and their daughter Stella to arrive. As a result, I didn't get up until 9:30 this morning, the latest I've woken up on the trail.
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