Today was a short, four-mile day. I crossed the Kennebec River, the only river that requires a ferry service and one of the psychological barriers on the AT. A guy in a canoe paddles two hikers at a time across the river. A few years ago, a lady tried wading across and was swept away by a sudden rise in water caused by an upstream dam release. The AT Conservancy now hires a guy to paddle hikers across the water. I stayed in the river town of Caratuk thinking I would avoid a couple days of rain on the forecast. Of course, it was sunny all day. Staying tomorrow, too. My first zero! Nice B&B called the Sterling Inn. All of my hiker buddies will be one or two days ahead of me now.
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