Day 136

Weather:
Sunny. High in the lower 80's. No Rain.

Today's Hike:
Caesar's Brook Campsite to Iron Bridge/Falls Village, CT - 11.6 miles

Today was a true testament that even the best made plan go awry. The day started out typical. We got up, got dressed, broke down camp and headed north. Sometime early on in the day someone noticed that there was a deli close to the trail. The seeds were planted.

By the time we reached the road crossing a little past noon all Muster, Billy Hoot, and Nutmeg could think about was french fries. However, a hiker notice of a trail detour put a crimp in the plans. The deli was over the bridge which was closed to foot traffic and the detour went in the opposite direction of the deli. Game over, or so we thought. Somehow in the midst of the disappointment and chaos the three driven by their stomachs went in the direction toward the bridge while the Divas and myself went in the direction of the detour. Thinking that Muster would inevitably return, the Divas and myself stopped and waited for about an hour and a half. Finally, I was able to get a signal on my cell phone and checked messages. Muster had called and left a voicemail that the deli was closed and she would meet us at the shelter that evening. I was pissed. I took off and burned off some steam on the 2 mile detour and met back up with the Divas at the end of the detour. By this time Grommet was slowly letting her stomach get the best of her. Pizza was on her mind and nothing else. As I stood waiting across the road for them they went off toward falls village. Are you kidding me? What is going on!??! It was 5pm and we still had at least 2 hours of hiking. But when I inquired about what the heck was going on I was told to shut-up and follow (with a smile of course). So I did; why the heck not?!!? As we round the corner into the village who do see? None other then Muster, Billy Hoot, and Nutmeg taking a nap on the park lawn. Incredible; caught red handed. So why not take it one step further and not only eat pizza, but let's just not hike the other four miles at all? And we didn't. We set up camp behind the Toymakers Cafe and will be eating breakfast there in the morning. Oh well, at least we won't ever forget today.