Greg & Camille Go Bike

The path to Canterbury was beautiful and puddle-filled. Following the tails of Ida, we trekked some watery paths on the East Coast Greenway (ECG): detouring through parking lots/dirt paths around the newly formed lake in Charter Oak Park; foolishly carrying our gear across calf-deep running water that had washed out the trail a bit further down the road; and later veering miles off our original course when flooded roads blocked our way. After all of these impediments, we were running a bit behind for the day and decided to skip the Putnam/Pomfrey stretch of the ECG in favor of some local neighborhoods with monster hills.

We arrived safe and somewhat dry at the home of our hosts, Stephen & Kathleen Brown who really made us feel like family. They had a beautiful and charming home with some additions constructed by Stephen: a rustic outhouse, a relaxing outdoor shower, and a chicken coop with 4 hens clucking away. We enjoyed swapping stories fireside after a delicious dinner and ginger snaps made by Kathleen. Later, their daughter Maddie joined while we sipped on delightful, homemade nettle tea. The catdog Florent made intermittent appearances as well. We feel really grateful to have them as our first WarmShowers hosts, and we hope to be as great hosts as they are when we return home.