The town of Hanover and nearby Norwich are super friendly toward hikers, so much that there is a list of people who will take hikers into their homes. In many of them, there is access to most of the house, shower, kitchen. The one where we stayed even had a sauna!

We didn’t end up having time to use it, but we definitely enjoyed the stay. I talked with our host, who was very kind, and baked brownies in the kitchen. They were quickly consumed.

The rest of the area was nearly as friendly, with free pizza and donuts for hikers. We got the free food, went to the library for a bit, and caught up with some hikers that we have not seen in some time. Our hope is to keep moving fairly quickly and catch most of the hikers we know before we finish.

We have officially reached New Hampshire, which means more wilderness.

It also means two states remain, so the countdown begins.