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| Becky passes off the baton to Linda |
Had Clyde River Recreation return us once again to Island Pond where we could pick up the trail and continue. Checked into the Lakeside Motel and walked around the town on a slow, Sunday afternoon. Started our late afternoon pub crawl starting with the Pondside Pub & Grill, then headed to the Clyde Hotel where Dave graciously opened the closed bar for as at 6:15 pm. The Clyde Hotel has quite the history including its share of ghost stories. My completely fearless friend asked if we could see the closed third floor and we got to climb the ladder up to see the former, but now unused rooms (with room numbers like 59, 60, 61), pealing original wallpaper, broken transom windows and the cupola, where a maid reportedly had fallen from to her death on the street below. It was a pleasant way to spend the early evening.
Took out the canoe and paddled in the glassy water around Island Pond and saw a family of loons and a fox leap from a dock up into the bank above.
Weather: Much cooler, 70s (?), sunny, little humidity
Wildlife: Fox, loons, blue herons
Dinner: Cheese and crackers, candlelight (Linda brought votives), more beer
