Day 173

3 miles to Rt 302/Crawford Notch. We hit trail magic at a parking area just before and had a breakfast sandwich and some snacks. Then we went to the car where Dogtag and Silverback were supposed to be waiting. We planned to meet and discuss if we were going to push on or go into town for the night. Wingit informed us that Dogtag and silverback were already walking. Since we were pretty tired from the past few days we decided to go over to AMC Highland center and check it out and get some lunch. We also wanted to see Princess Peach!!!! We haven’t seen her since her birthday in June in Harper’s Ferry, she went on vacation to Ireland and then decided to flip flop up to Maine and go SOBO. It was great visiting with her and hearing her advice on the next chunk. I got laundry done at a different hotel and there was all you can eat buffet included. The bunkhouse was reasonable, pretty empty when we went to bed but several people came in pretty late. My mood was awful today-the stress of everything is getting to me and going home is on the top of my mind. The deadline of 9/11, trying to plan and coordinate, plans changing, the difficulty of the hikes themselves…. It’s all overwhelming. I am exhausted. Even on days off there are so many chores and I do the brunt of the planning, so I haven’t had a break or been able to relax in a really long time.