8/20/07
Well, this is it. The last day of the two month tour. After camping under the trees, we had a dry tent waking up so that made it nice for packing. There was a restaurant almost directly across the street from the campground and they were open so we went in. They had a buffet that looked good but actually looked better than it tasted. The coffee was also weak so the start wasn't what we actually wanted.
We headed to Acadia. We were going to ride the 27 mile Park Loop Road and then I'd find the TomTom point somewhere near the ocean before we headed out. I enjoyed the Park Road to Cadillac Mtn but Ruth said that riding 35 mph in the woods is boring.
Climbing Cadillac Mtn was nice. At the top I remembered that one of the AMA Everywhere towns was Cadillac so I took a photo at the top of the mtn. I don't know if it will count, but its worth the creative effort.
When we came down from the mtn, we continued on the park loop road. I saw a whitetail hindquarters behind a tree and within a minute, a buck with velvety antlers ran across the road in front of me. Ruth thought I was going to be hit but I don't think it was that close. I didn't even apply brakes although I saw it in plenty of time. It was in a hurry so I just maintained my slow speed and watched it go.
I agreed that 35 mph was becoming tedious so I headed toward the Blackstone Campground which is where the TomTom point was. The exact spot was in the middle of the campground (remember, it was full) so I took a picture of the ranger station at the entrance instead.
We then headed out of the park and south on Rte 1. It tries to follow the coast but lots of times you are inland and can't even see water. When it gets close to water, the traffic increases and slows considerably. I thought this was tedious riding but Ruth didn't want to do interstates yet. We stayed on 1 to Wiscasset where we stopped for a late lobster and steamer lunch. I then headed onto the interstates and to home. We arrived home about 5:30 PM.
The long ride is officially over.
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4 comments:
Congratulations Todd! Thanks for allowing me to tag along vicariously.
-Alan
Hey Todd,
Wow, good for you. By reading your blogs, it sounds as though you had an amanzing trip. I can't wait to catch up with you at WHS and hear some more exciting parts of your adventure.
Well done!
Cheers,
BMC
Congrats on completing your trip, Dr. Ryan! I bet you'll be a bit sad to leave the open road and go back to the classroom, though.
See you when school starts.
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