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.…

Waldboro, ME to Mount Desert Island, ME $15 :: BF, lunch 105.7 mi :: 8.44 hr :: 36.9 mph :: 12.0 mph :: 6079 mi My first glimpse of the Atlantic comes at Rockport. A peek through the trees, a small bay, never a vast expanse. Maine makes the world feel small, everything you see…

Lovell, ME to Waldboro, ME $19 :: BF, lunch, lunch 2, ice cream 101.6 mi :: 8.07 hr :: 41.6 mph :: 12.5 mph :: 5974 mi Hungry by the time I reach Norway for breakfast. Accents! My waitress speaks softly, but with a strong accent. I guess it’s a Maine accent, I’ll see. I…

Lincoln, NH to Lovell, ME $7 :: lunch, ice cream 52.58 mi :: 4.38 hr :: 32.6 mph :: 11.2 mph :: 5872 mi Rained all night. When I wake it has let up, but clouds still loom low. I discover I have lost some food to a chiseler, and I angrily throw rocks at…

Orford, NH to Lincoln, NH $38 :: lunch, movie, caves, grocs 45.45 mi :: 4.40 hr :: 34.3 mph :: 9.6 mph :: 5820 mi I’m ready to go early, so Lee, Vic, and I say our goodbyes and I take off. It has rained all night and is now mist and rain. Since New…

Hancock, VT to Orford, NH $25 :: BF, grocs, campsite 63.81 mi :: 5.52 hr :: 38.1 mph :: 10.8 mph :: 5774mi I descended from clear skies into mist and fog. A cold, dewy morning. Ate a pleasant breakfast in Rochester. I am touring again. Near Bethel I overtake two touring cyclists. We meet…

Middlebury, VT to Hancock, VT $7 :: snacks, smokes 26.26 mi :: 3.04 hr :: 40.1 mph :: 8.5 mph :: 5710 mi It seems like I have endless tasks to finish before I can leave. Phone call to Dad, get packages ready for Mom, Dad, Cynthia, Dewey, and myself. Charge the phone card. Gather…