77.4 miles, 16.2 mph, Odometer: 3756 – Conway, NH to Brunswick, Maine
KEVIN – Plans changed. Looking at the weather for tomorrow (head wind and 100% chance of rain for the entire route), we decided to ride today and take tomorrow off. We are staying on the back roads. When Andy and I ride together, we are riding harder than I ride alone.
Brunswick is near the Atlantic ocean. We will ride inland again on Saturday and on the coast on Sunday.
SUZI – This day exemplified the difficulty in planning throughout our adventure. Rather than just pass through the White Mountains as we had passed through so many interesting areas, we had made plans to take a day off from biking for some exploring together. We bought tickets for the cog train and hoped to go for a hike, but Mother Nature intervened. Tomorrow’s weather forecast looked dismal for biking, so the boys decided it was essential to get some biking miles on this good-weather day. We all wanted the boys to be able to reach Bar Harbor on July 4, before real life would force Andy and Maureen to head home. So off the boys rode, leaving Maureen and I with four tickets on the cog train. We made the best of it, enjoyed the activity and the spectacular views from Mt. Washington. All the shifting plans meant extra hours shuttling cyclists and vehicles back and forth. But little frustrations seemed less bothersome as excitement was building for the end of the ride.
Cycling with Kevin & Suzi 