We made it to Maine. It was kind of long and involved a taxi, two planes, a rental car, an overnight in Bangor, a bus, and a shutle provided by the Appalachian Trail Lodge in Millinocket. The most nerve racking part was hoping the boxes with our backpacks and their contents made the same flight cnnections as we did. It may be anal, but I actually stood in the window of both airports watching the baggage loading and unloading processes for the boxes. It worked. They made it.
The AT Lodge is great, a hiker bunkhouse which at this time of year caters mainly to hopeful southboud (SOBO) hikers headed for Katahdin. The lodge provides shuttles from the bus stop out on Interstate 95, and to Baxter State park for hikers. They owners also own a cafe in town, the AT Cafe, which provides a great breakfast and other meals. Our driver Paul handed us menus when we got in his truck then called in our dinner orders so our food was ready when we arrived. They provide a great service.
We spent today hunting down more bug protection. We have bug spray, but we met a hiker here who is absolutely covered in mosquito bites. Both of us had considered bug net clothing for the hike, but had rejected the idea as overkill. We've kind of changed our policy on that, and were fortunate to find suitable bug shirts, pants and headnets in the local hardware store. We aslo picked up the last few things we needed for the hike, and our fuel canisters which had been mailed ground to ourselves.
The adventure begins...
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