8/16/05 Tuesday | Gaysville VT |
8/17/05 Wednesday | Orford VT |
8/18/05 Thursday | N. Woodstock NH |
8/19/05 Friday | N. Woodstock NH |
8/20/05 Saturday | Conway NH |
8/21/05 Sunday | Turner ME |
8/22/05 Monday | Waldoboro ME |
8/23/05 Tuesday | Hope ME |
8/24/05 Wednesday | Hope ME |
8/25/05 Thursday | East Orland ME |
8/26/05 Friday | Bar Harbor ME |
8/27/05 Saturday | Bar Harbor ME |
I bought a new rim at Green Mountain Bicycles in Rochester VT.
Its a cool funky little bike shop with every no-longer-manufactured repair part
you can imagine. (Tnx RonP for the photo)
We're in the White River Valley campground, Gaysville VT. I re-built my rear
wheel in camp. (RonP photo)
I called my brother Jon tonight. He will drive up from his home in
Wethersfield CT to our campsite in Orford, NH tomorrow.
I bought lemonade from some kids just before the turnoff to Pastures
campground. (Thanks Brendan for the photo)
Jon drove up from Wethersfield tonight. I brought along my trashed rim from
yesterday so he could admire it. He brought blueberry cake that my
sister-in-law Shelly made and stayed for dinner. The campers across the way
brought some baked fish and vegetables, so we had plenty of food. I asssured
Jon that we don't normally eat like this. (Although lately...)
This is a popular hiking area. We talked with a through hiker where the
Appalachian Trail crossed our route. He was one month into a 5-week trek.
Later at our campground (Maple Haven Resort) a lady hiker arrived (by car)
about 9:00 pm. There's also another group of cyclists doing a 500 mile tour.
Some of Brendan's family members came to visit and took him out to dinner.
The rest of us ate at a local brew pub. Geoff, Don, Jeanne, Ron P
(foreground), Maddy, Carol.
This was a rest day in North Woodstock. We walked to Lincoln, about 2-3 miles
away and wandered around. There is a Harley confab in town this weekend.
I hope they aren't noisy tonight. We had to move our tents because of a
screw-up in the canpground's reservations.
We didn't get much of a view from Kankamagus Pass in the fog and rain.
This is RonP's photo. His bike is covered with stickers of all the places
he has visited.
We're staying at The Beach campground in Conway, NH.
Brendan and I made dinner (chili) in the rain.
The filthy drivetrain caused another chain-suck episode in the
early morning. I limped along - I had to walk many hills because
of the jumping chain. I cleaned the bike at a car wash but it didn't help.
Finally I noticed a chain link with a disconnected side plate which
Don fixed for me.
We're camped at Martin Creek campground in Turner, ME.
Here's Brendan in front of his workshop.
Russ was glad to see him.
Willow and her five-year-old son Zeb are house-sitting. Brendan's friend
Mary arranged for a big pot luck.
Brendan's friends and neighbors also came to the homecoming. Brendan's house
was built by him. He plans to renovate it this winter.
Brendan drove Don and me to Camden where we got haircuts, shopped
(Don bought a duffel), checked out the museum, and hung out.
The group had a lobster dinner at "Young's Lobster Pound" on a jetty.
They sell lobster downstairs and have tables upstairs.
After dinner we divided up the group gear that doesn't go back to Adventure
Cycling. I got a stove, fuel bottle and a couple of plastic kitchen utensils.
We stopped in Belfast to dip our wheels at a boat ramp. The last nine
survivors were: Alan (me), Jeanne, Don, RonP, Maddy, Geoff, Carol,
Brendan, and RonE. Some boater was giving us a problem because he didn't
want to wait a few seconds to launch his boat.
Belfast has a "yellow bike" program (although this one was green).
Brendan has a radio show on WERU.
Our last camping night is at Whispering Pines campground.
We're eating all our meals out now to use up the pad.
Our final destination is the Bar Harbor Hostel. The problem is that it doesn't
open until 5:00 and the Bar Harbor Bicycle Shop on the other side of town
is only open until 6:00. But with the help of Goeff's rental car, I was
able to get to the bike shop before they closed to retrieve my bicycle
case that was being stored there. I also bought a couple items and Don
left his bike to be shipped home.
At the farewell dinner, Dave and his SU Donna, Ron P's wife June, and Shirley
and Noah (remember them, the mother/son touring team?) all showed up. Left to
right: RonP, June, Donna, Dave, Brendan, RonE, Noah, Shirley, Alan, Geoff,
Carol, Don.
Here's a better shot of Noah and Shirley. (Tnx Brendan)
8/16/05 Tuesday, Gaysville VT
41 miles
We had a short ride today but it included Middlebury Gap, about a 1600 ft climb.
8/17/05 Wednesday, Orford VT
44 miles
8/18/05 Thursday, North Woodstock NH
41 miles
There's a morning mist over the water behind Pasture's campground.
8/19/05 Friday, North Woodstock NH
I wonder if Eric stayed here?
8/20/05 Saturday, Conway NH
42 miles
It has drizzled all day.
8/21/05 Sunday, Turner ME
63 miles
This morning we got up and made our soggy sandwiches in the rain.
It finally let up in the early afternoon.
8/22/05 Monday, Waldoboro ME
67 miles
We had lots of hills to climb today, but the weather was nice.
We're at Duck Puddle campground near Waldoboro ME.
8/23/05 Tuesday, Hope ME
31 miles
It was a short but hilly ride to Brendan's place. As we rode up to the house
we were greeted by an apparition.
8/24/05 Wednesday, Hope ME
Layover day at Brendan's.
8/25/05 Thursday, East Orland ME
46 miles
8/26/05 Friday, Bar Harbor ME
47 miles
We elected not to take the long way through Acadia National Park.
I think it was because there was no easy way to get onto the park road
from the way we were coming.