July 26 - Stewart Hollow Brook Lean-To (Day 129 – milepoint 1447.0)

Up with the sun and hammered the nine miles into Kent to pick up my maildrop. Ran into a bunch of folks in town. Good to see Baltimore Jack, Puff, Cosmo, Chewbacca, Spice, Woolybooger, Water Girl, and Church Mouse.

Grabbed some blueberries and nectarines at the grocery and joined Achilles, Water Girl and Church Mouse for pizza. Ice cream on the way out of town and labored the 7 miles to the shelter, pack heavy again with food. Bunch of folks are tenting. I’m joined in the shelter by Mass, who I haven’t seen since mile 48, and Wayward Traveler who is possibly the strangest person I’ve met on the Trail. He seems harmless though, and I also detect a fair bit of intelligence behind the greater bit of weirdness. Still, I think I’ll sleep with one eye open.

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