So I was almost at the end of the book so I decided to read early this week. My reading log is 11/28 from 12:40-1:40 and from 8:30-9:10. The author focuses only on the river journey now because he has "caught up" to the present time in his retelling of Abbie and Doss's story. After the hurricane passes by them, they pick back up their journey to the end of the river. Amazingly, he is able to pass by all the people that are looking for them and make it to the end of the river. She collapses at the end and passes away. He finds out that she had planned the trip to help him be thankful for the present time and to find the beauty in it all. After everything that has happened the father and Doss are able to become very close friends. Doss is also able to check off the last thing on her list, swimming with the dolphins. He spreads her ashes over the river while flying in a plane. He sees that her ashes float down to where the river meets the ocean and the dolphins are swimming.
I really enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend it. It makes you realize the things in life that are important and at least for me, it made me ask of myself what I would do in her or his situation.
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