Day 10

We made it! I can't believe that we made it! All the way from Fort Gains, one-hundred and eighty miles down river to Apalachicola, Florida in 10 days: what a journey! I can't even begin to express how grateful I am for being given the opportunity to go on a trip like this or how glad I am that I went when I was given the chance. We heard some great stories, made some new friend, and made a lot of memories in the process that I'll never forget. Alex and I had originally planned on splitting the last 24 miles into two days but once we got onto the river this morning, we knew there was no need--we could make it. The end was so satisfying. We paddled into a huge marina with our families on land waving and screaming at us: "Congratulations! You did it!", is all I could make out as we pulled up because there was so much commotion. Tonight we enjoyed ourselves and celebrated by going to an incredible oyster bar for dinner and sleeping in a hotel for the night (we have beds for the first time in two weeks!). Tomorrow we decided we would stay in Apalachicola for the day and get some footage of the city we finished in and maybe talk to some people about the river. Can't wait to get started on the video when we go back to Atlanta!