Saturday - Tuesday
July 20 - 23, 2019
Friday night after our summit through Sunday afternoon we stayed at Katahdin Inn and Suites. We needed lots of rest.
On Sunday afternoon, we got a shuttle to Medway so we would be close to bus stop to go to Bangor on Monday.
Monday at 9:30 we caught the Cyr Bus to Bangor. We had a reward night at the Comfort Inn through Choice Hotels. We planned to stay there Monday night and get the shuttle to the Bangor Airport on Tuesday morning. However, we got a message on Monday evening telling us our flight had been cancelled due to thunderstorms in the area. Flights would not be resumed until Thursday! Yikes! We definitely had not planned to recuperate that long in Maine.
After much deliberation and phone calling to Delta, we decided to rent a car on Tuesday morning and drive to Boston to catch a flight home. We were ready to go. Besides, we would be spending the same amount if we spent two more nights in a hotel in Bangor, especially since the room rates were going up due to a Sheryl Crow concert at the Waterfront Pavilion on Tuesday night.
After all that, we made it home right on schedule on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, tired and sore, but very satisfied with our accomplishment. After 8 years of hiking, we have finished the entire 2, 192 miles of the Appalachian Trail.
Bittersweet.
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