cyberhobo

Norfolk, CT to Norrie State Park, NY $2 :: coffee, donut 70.21 mi :: 6.16 hr :: 32.7 mph :: 11.1 mph :: 6688 mi I wake up, it’s too light to be night, too dark to be morning, and very cold. The thought of leaving the sleeping bag is unbearable, so I tell myself…

Crystal Lake, CT to Norfolk, CT $12 :: grocs, coffee, snack 57.19 mi :: 5.18 hr :: 37.9 mph :: 10.7 mph :: 6618 mi A cloudy, threatening morning. I say goodby to all my friends at the Del-Arie Campground, promise to stop and see Furly in Florida, and ride off. The goodbye is always…

Northbridge, MA to Crystal Lake, CT $55 :: BF, snack, grocs, campsite 52.16 mi :: 4.43 hr :: 40.5 mph :: 11.0 mph :: 6561 mi During the night I get an idea and can’t sleep. I sit on the clifftop, smoke, and think. The essence of it was that, as Sun built an empire…

Danstable, MA to Northbridge, MA $18 :: BF, lunch, snack 47.11 mi :: 4.04 hr :: 32.4 mph :: 11.5 mph :: 6509 mi Cold, dewy, but sunny morning. At breakfast in Groton, I impress the propietor Carol with my appetite. Everyone else there knows each other. When they learn I’m from Wyoming, they seem…

Kittery Point, ME to Dunstable, MA $16 :: mocha, lunch, dinner 77.98 mi :: 6.27 hr :: 31.5 mph :: 12.0 mph :: 6461 mi Portsmouth is a nice town – attractive and stylish (including the women). I have a delicious mocha and a guy comes up with a Rhodesian Ridgeback. At 8 months old,…

York Beach, ME to Kittery Point, ME $8 :: coffee, ice cream, snacks 10.12 mi :: 1.58 hr :: 23.5 mph :: 5.1 mph :: 6383 mi I have a nice breakfast of eggs, bacon, cinnamon-raisin toast that Lorraine makes. We take pictures and they watch me ride off. I’m getting very familiar with the…

Update August 2020: An email arrived from Nick Scott: I read an old blog here that you once visited Ernie Fiske, and saw the pipe organ he was building. Ernie has since passed and I rescued that organ from being dumped. Do you happen to have any old pictures of that organ? Thanks Unfortunately I…

Camden, ME to Orrs Island, ME $19 :: BF, grocs, lunch 68.07 mi :: 6.16 hr :: 34.1 mph :: 10.8 mph :: 6274 mi Busy day. Up early, I split the campground. Rode to Waldsboro, by which time I was very hungry. Moody’s Diner took care of me with a good, cheap breakfast. My…

Mount Desert Island, ME to Camden, ME $25 :: BF, lunch, ice cream, beer, Drum 78.45 mi :: 6.29 hr :: 34.0 mph :: 12.0 mph :: 6206 mi Didn’t see Mr. Ranger on my way off the island. Had a good breakfast at a place with a pretty, smiling waitress. I skip the side…

Mount Desert Island, ME to Mount Desert Island, ME $39 :: BF, coffee, bike stuff, lunch 48.34 mi :: 4.56 hr :: 37.6 mph :: 9.7 mph :: 6128 mi I spend the day discovering Acadia National Park. But first a look around Bar Harbor and a BIG buffet breakfast. Alas, it begins to rain.…