Day 154 - Pierce Pond Lean-To to Caratunk

Good night's sleep. Heard the loons calling at some point, even with my earplugs in. Woke up to fog -- couldn't even see the pond, but it burned off quickly.
 

Took our time in the morning -- even had a cup of tea. Then it was off to the Kennebec. The river was definitely bigger than I expected -- wouldn't want to cross it on foot. Steve "the Ferryman" was waiting on the other side and canoed over to bring us across. Turns out he did have a cabin available for the night. We took it!

The Ferryman and Swag paddle across the Kennebec River, where Longshanks is waiting on shore

Really hot, humid day. Cabin was cute -- bunkbeds and a double bed, small kitchen and bathroom. What more could we need? Chilled out til dinnertime, then headed a mile down the road to Northern Outdoors, where Dave had his bachelor party. Nice place; not as busy as I expected. Had a decent dinner with not great service. Two beers just about knocked me out.

Kind of glad no other hikers were around, because then we probably would have stayed longer. Got a ride back to the cabin just as a thunderstorm hit. So nice to be inside! Played a couple games of backgammon with Swagman. Then it was bedtime. Pillow!