Quick update before I continue updating my daily blog. It's Sat., Aug. 13th, the Jackman library is open until 4 pm. Kay was waiting for us at the boat landing in Jackman as we paddled off Big Woods Pond. Her flight was on time on Thursday and she spent the day exploring Rangeley before driving here on Friday night. So cool to have a familiar face wave at us after a week on the trail. Also means my itinerary has been working and people are showing up as planned! Kay represents the last leg of the trip. Just repacked our food and cleared out the last box in the back of the truck.
Kacia had the first rain day of the trip on Wednesday. Light showers all day, but cleared up by night. I know Beckie (leg 2) and Linda (leg 3) will both think that they had the biggest "character-building" days with some tough upstream paddling, but I think Kacia may have taken the prize for back-to-back toughest days. More details on that later, but it did involve a 6 mile upstream canoe dragfest that took 10 hours followed by a 3 mile portage the next day. She also wins for latest camp set up. We ate dinner by headlamps on Day 39.
Still, having a great time. Bugs aren't too bad. Meeting interesting people and slowly seeing a nice part of the country.
