Well, after 4.5 months, over 2600 miles, and each having lost in excess of 30lbs in weight, we have made it to the northern terminus of the Pacific Crest Trail, crossing into Canada on Thursday morning at 0900. After a tired, cold but happy celebration at the monument, with copious amounts of picture taking and video recording, Tom and I had to make the final 8 mile push further north into Canada through Manning park to reach the nearest road... it was either that or a 30-odd mile hike back to Harts Pass in the USA. And obviously, by then, with bodies long beyond knackered, we chose the 8 mile option. That was tough enough!
So after reaching the lodge and hostel at Manning Park and discovering electricity and water was as good as it got, we rested up that day and began to try the weight recovery process with a few hefty meals at the resterant there!
Stacie, Will and Christa joined us there for celebratory dinner too. We did final interviews for their film the next morning before F1 driver Stacie drove us all the way back 5 hours, to Seattle where we are all chilling and internetting like mad. And eating too. Lots!
Once Tom and I get back to MN, I will get busy with an update to the journal with the last sections worth of pix and narrative, and probably follow that up with a "stats" style last entry... but for this 'blog', this will probably be one of the last, if not the last, post.... we'll see!
OK, gonna upload the all-important pic, and then get busy again with some more eating!
Cheers y'all.
RWK.
Accomplished.
2 comments:
Woo-hoo! Congrats on finishing guys! Glad you made it all the way to the finish safe and sound! Hope recovery is going well and you're getting back to "real life". Thanks for being such great companions on the trail. Be sure to let us know of any future adventures - we would love to follow you online. :-)
Tom and Tori
Thank you guys for looking after Spencer on the trail! He was so lucky to have met you both. Congratulations!!
Jim McKay
Spencer's Dad
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