Awesome Update 5: Return of the Awesomeness

On Thursday we finally left the bleak plains of New Brunswick for the (not so) mean streets of Camden, Maine. Dr. E made some excellent choices for us, such as listening to Pat Benatar on the radio and climbing a nearly vertical trail over a mile up the side of Mount Megunticook. We also made significant progress in sampling, collecting Elliptio and Cariosa from 5 different sites in two days. The weather has improved a great deal, and Dr. E can finally sleep with less than 5 layers of clothing. We plan on attempting to drive our beaten and battered Ford Windstar the 8 hour journey home tomorrow, hopefully to the tune of "Love is a Battlefield." I was promised the honor of pushing us the rest of the way if the Windstar takes a union break.Worth the agony? Debatable.