Lots of stuff today! This morning we had a great breakfast at this diner called Ricky's. Good old fashioned American cooking. A bunch of older guys were in there eating and finished up just as we came in. The waitress said they were Romeos: Retired Old Men Eating Out. It looked like they were having fun, don't get me wrong, but when I'm older I kind of hope I have something more interesting to do than eat at diners.
To understand Lincoln, NH, you have to understand that I hate two things: rain, and mosquitoes. Last night we had some rain but it wasn't that bad; I stayed dry and slept well but a lot of my stuff got wet. Tonight, though, we had a second straight night of rain, and it was bad rain, and we're sleeping in this muddy mosquito-infested swamp. At one point it hailed on us - hailed! - and it was so bad we all took shelter in the trailer. People offered to take me to a hotel but I'm trying to tough it out. Right now I'm hiding from the mosquitos in one of the day vans while I update my blog.
We went over the Kncamagus pass today at about 2800 feet. It was a good climb. I stopped off at Lily Pond and dipped my feet in the cold clear water, and for a brief moment the world was perfect. Lots of good conversation, great friendly team. I'm having a great time, but I wouldn't mind if we didn't have to camp in the rain and mosquitos anymore!
Oh, and we saw a moose! It was a beautiful sunny day at the top of the pass and a moose visited us.
