Day 37: Round Pond Inlet to Twin Brook East campsite

We slept in until 7am (!) this morning and ate our final 5 packets of oatmeal, banking on making it to a site tonight within range of the Allagash diner for Thursday morning. The food barrel is LIGHT (though the bag of trash inside is surprisingly weighty). 

The wind was strong but almost entirely in our favor today, pushing us north along the river. Coupled with the current, aside from the few miles of deadwater above Allagash Falls, we flew along. A quiet, pensive day of taking it all in: our last full day on the Allagash – and the end of this journey feels so close. Just a few days ago, we wondered if we’d ever make it to the river, being so socked-in by the cold, windy rain, and now the days and miles feel like they are tumbling away. I suppose that’s usually how these things come to a close. 

Our final official portage around Allagash Falls is behind us!

"Tuna casserole" on the menu for dinner

Even in the moments of frustration – at “wheeling” the canoe with Ben over the rock-strewn path around the falls today, our final *official* (but likely not last) portage – it is grounding to remember how lucky we are to be here, in these places, meeting the people we’ve encountered along the way and the kindness and stories they’ve shared with us. 

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