Julie and I are hiking the Appalachian Trail in the US from Springer Mt, Georgia, to Mt Katahdin, Maine, in the north, a distance of almost 2,200 miles (3,540 km). Our journey will start in early May 2023 and is expected to take about five months. We will be mostly camping, carrying 3-5 days of supplies to get us between resupply points, where we will be staying in hostels/hotels/motels where we can. I hiked the entire Appalachian Trail back in 1986 so it will be interesting to see how much has changed and how much it has stayed the same.

Appalachian Trail - Day 094 - Two days' off at Bull's Covered Bridge (but staying in New Haven)

Day: 093 & 094

Date: Wednesday & Thursday, 26 & 27 July 2023

Start:  Bull's Covered Bridge (AT Mile 1466.4) but staying in New Haven

Finish:  Bull's Covered Bridge (AT Mile 1466.4) but staying in New Haven 

Daily Kilometres:  0

GPX Track:  Click here and here for Julie’s Strava & Photos from her walks around New Haven.

Total Kilometres:  2453.1

Weather:  Hot and partly sunny

Accommodation:  Friend's apartment in New Haven

Aches:  None reported.

Highlight:  None really.

Lowlight:  None really.

Pictures: No pictures

Map and Position: Click here for Google Map

Journal:

We've enjoyed two very relaxing days staying with friend, Rob, in his lovely New Haven apartment about a mile from the centre of town and close to some of Yale University's campus.

Yesterday, Rob drove us to REI, an outdoor store, and we bought insect headnets, long-sleeved hiking shirts and stronger insect repellent (100% DEET) to improve our mosquito defences, along with some other supplies.

Today, Dave managed to watch on TV the Women's World Cup soccer match between Australia and Nigeria with Rob, a keen soccer fan, and then took it easy for the rest of the day.

Julie, of course, went on a few local exploration trips to help pass the time.

Rob will drive us back to the trail early tomorrow morning and hike with us for much of tomorrow as a day hike.  There is a heat warning out for tomorrow and Saturday.

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