Hello from a rafting outpost in nowhere, Maine!
We’ve gotten through the toughest part of Maine, we think… It’s been big climbs and big decents for a week and a half, but the past two days have been low and easy. We saw some incredible views of the Maine mountains and valleys, hopefully I’ll be able to upload some in the next few days.
We crossed the Kennebec River today! The official AT route is a ferry ride in a canoe, so that’s what we did. It was raining this morning so we were slow to get out of the tent and get going. It was a race to get to the river before the ferry closed for lunch at 11, but we made it (10:45!). Our ferry-man was Dave, aka Hillybilly, a river man through and through. The last ferry-man did the job for over twenty years. This is the last operating man-powered ferry in the whole United States. Andy and I donned our PFDs like pros… almost… Andy had a little trouble with his (and after all those years rafting! it’s that silly pillow they have on the back for your head– does it even do anything really?!). Anyway, we hopped in the canoe with Dave in the back, me in the middle, and Andy in front paddling. It took about three minutes to get across the 70 yard wide river. I’m glad we made it to the ferry though because we probably would have tried to ford the river without knowing that the river was rising… yikes!
We had a food drop in Caratunk, ME and found out that there was a rafting outpost with a restaurant, brewery and camping just down the road… we couldn’t resist. We figure with only 150 miles, less than two weeks left, we can take a short day and have a brew or two. So we rented a little cabin tent for the night and have been hanging around the outpost just like old times.
We expect to be in Monson in two and a half days then heading into the Hundred Mile Wilderness, after which is Katadhin. So close!!
All the best to y’all,
susan, andy (and corley)
ps. we’re hoping corley will get to come through the hundred mile wilderness with us!
August 25th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Ya’ll are doing great. they make a good steak at Norhern Outdoors and good beer. Hillbilly was our ferryman too. Violet hiked the 100 mile wilderness with us. Keep it up!
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