So this is it. Canada.

That was a hell of a walk to get to some wooden beams!

I spent my last night on trail with a mate I’d met along the way, but didn’t know that well. He had already finished and was yoyoing back to the US exit point.

I walked alone for my final day, thinking about what’s next, what’s just happened, what I’m still doing. I couldn’t tell you if it was hilly that day, I was in a dream state. Two friends walked south past me also yoyoing. Saying goodbye rather than see you later was harder than expected. I will miss the PCT, but the trail isn’t going anywhere. The people of the 2018 PCT thru hike, they are the ones leaving. The people have made the trail and saying goodbye to them and this almost cult like family is the hardest part about finishing. I definitely shed a tear for my friends.

I got to the monument with a guy I’d seen, but never met before. We hugged, we celebrated, we took a lot of photos. Even though we’d not met of the trail, somehow it was still something we achieved together.

Another random I’d never met turned up and told me Sundown, one of my close hiking buddies, was only half hour behind. I’d hoped he was close, but I hadn’t seen him in a few days, so didn’t actually know. So I sat, I snacked and relaxed.

Sundown turned up and we cheered and we took more photos. We sat and talked about what just happened. Then we walked… Still 8 more miles to get out the woods.

I took my last pee standing up for a while. We got to Manning Park just after they stopped serving food and painfully watched our friends finishing their meals and drowned our hunger with beer and a bag of crisps.

I Showered. Slept in a real bed. Ate a big breakfast. Did laundry. Relaxed in the hot tub. Called my parents. Ate a big lunch. Hitched into Vancouver. Ate at Tim Hortons. Caught the bus. Caught the train. Found a hostel. Found an another hostel with space. Ate some pizza. Drank a beer. Slept.

The end.

The PCT is done.

On to the next adventure.

Thank you to all your supportive words during my trip. I hope you enjoyed my rambles along the way. It already feels like a dream I once had.