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Today we walked a lot. Our journey from Stark to close to Errol had us questioning whether this is a “thru-paddle” or a “thru-hike with some paddling mixed in.” John left the cabin with an Irish goodbye around 7:30am, and he cranked away at an astonishing pace with his new wheels.
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We started out the day thinking we’d end up at a site just south of the Ammo-CT confluence, but we were simply going too fast! We took a wild pit stop at a moto-cross race track right on the side of the river around noon and decided to look for potential cabins that we could rent out for the night.
A leisurely morning paddle to the Nulhegan-Connecticut River confluence, with a few sections of class I/I+ rapids where we practiced some of the skills that John had shown us. We got dumped on during this stretch (which would only be the first of three rainstorms today).
What a joy to travel downstream! First time not fighting the current – or at least less – in a while. Once we got past the first road walk of the day, a buggy slog on a rural highway, we enjoyed the paddle down Nulhegan Pond – the low mist and glassy water was a welcome change from upstream travel. Even with the oxbows, beaver dams, and meanders, it felt so freeing to go faster than 1 mph.
FIRST MUCH-NEEDED REST DAY! Bill and Patty allowed us, so generously, to do laundry and take showers in their home this morning. Eva came and hung out while we talked with Bill about the upcoming section of the Fen, then we drove into Newport together for lunch and various errands.
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