Fort Kent

Arthur and I reached the eastern terminus at Fort Kent last night. We arrived at the sign with our canoe at 5:57pm, which made for 22 days, 4 hours and 59 minutes; a little earlier than originally expected. Low water levels on the rivers and strong winds and 5ft. swells on northern Maine's lakes slowed us down a bit but we decided to just make up for it by paddling longer hours.

Croc and I made a good team. We both like to push ourselves pretty hard. Especially in the last week our days were filled with little more than eating, sleeping and paddling. We cut into our sleep time in the last few days so that we could be on the water for 12-14 hours. It might not have allowed for the maximum amount of enjoyment but we still had fun.

All in all, we're glad to be done paddling. Right now we're hanging out in Fort Kent just glad to not be constantly moving our arms. I was pretty pumped to get some fresh produce and I think Croc was excited to replenish his skittle supply lol.

My uncle, Art, has made the very kind offer of coming to pick us up today. He's pretty awesome for deciding to spend the time to come all the way to Fort Kent to come get us and I plan to make it up to him by doing some work for him. The plan is to stay at his place for a couple days before coming back to Connecticut so we should be home relatively soon.

My parents have been awesome for their help and for keeping up with the blog. No matter how crazy my ideas are, they're always super supportive. Thanks guys, I love you.

To everyone who followed us on our thru-paddle, thanks for reading and for the encouragement. Take care.

-Nick