Hi All,
I completed a SOBO back in 2011, and now one of my friends is starting SOBO soon.
I haven't been back up north since then and was hoping to do the 100 mile wilderness with him, but I can't pull that off due to scheduling.
So, I now have the more difficult logistics problem of guessing where he'll be and trying to arrange shuttles. Any suggestions would be appreciated! He starts on June 29. I plan to meet him on July 19 in Gorham. It took me 18 days to reach Gorham, but that was probably faster than average (?). This would give him 21 days to reach Gorham. Here is my plan:
1) Fly direct from Nashville to Boston
2) Take a bus from the airport to Gorham
3) Stay at a hostel and arrange shuttle (suggestions?)
4) Hike for 5 days and find a shuttle that will get me back to a bus line running to Boston. Again, suggestions?
5) Depending where he is, I'll either go from A) Gorham to Crawford Notch OR B) Pinkham to North Woodstock/Lincoln (They both would be good routes... if he is still not to Gorham, I'm not sure how exciting that final stretch of Maine would be by comparison, but I could be wrong)
Thanks for any input! I'm still flexible at this point and will get updates from my friend as he goes, but I should probably go ahead and buy a ticket to Boston unless anyone sees a better option.