Day 21

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A numer of these platforms set up there - I saw two in use.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="42bf4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Walking path in Calais along the St. Croix River. Old railroad bed that is now about a mile-long path.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="42df4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> View from the path.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="437f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Remnants along the river in Calais. The river is a tidal one, just a few miles from here to Passamaquoddy Bay, where tides run over 20 feet. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="422f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Border town marketing.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="42ff4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Calais Free Library, where I gave the final reading of the journey. This original part of the building opened on July 4, 1893. A newer addition was added in back in 1992. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="431f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Heading into Canada, a short bridge connecting Calais with St. Stephen, New Bruswick. Lines of cars like this were constant for the whole time I was in Calais.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="420f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The end of the road, border crossing.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="433f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> View of our property on Wheeler Hill as I pulled into the drive. The house is behind the woods, about  a third of a mile in.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="435f4770.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="375" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Late Tuesday, after arriving home about 4 PM, I took a walk with Chapin down to our pond for a refreshing swim. Not the ocean but quite special nonetheless.</div> <bR> <div> Home again, home again, always great to get home again. </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>