Day 58 – Saturday, July 3

72.7 miles, 15.6 mph; Odometer: 3829 – Brunswick, ME to Belfast, ME

KEVIN – I did not ride yesterday. It rained hard. We took the cog train to the top of Mount Washington and hiked.

Today the ride was cold with rollers and a headwind but no rain. We ate lunch 18 miles from the end at a shack outside. My teeth were chattering as we pulled out but I warmed up again quickly.

Andy told me of a colleague at Accenture who had been in the military. They were celebrating a milestone achieved on a project. The colleague was concerned that they had allowed their team to “take their packs off” and that it would be hard to get going again on the project. He was referencing military maneuvers where it was hard to get the troops moving after a break. I understand.

Tomorrow is 58 miles to the end.

SUZI – The holiday weekend meant more shuttling between campgrounds and the bike route, since many campgrounds had been booked solid long before we could have made our reservations. Nevertheless, we managed to get into reasonable sites. As we started to think about the end of the ride and our drive home, new chores popped up such as obtaining an electronic toll pass for all the toll roads between Maine and Chicago.

We passed this roadside ‘jam’ stand several times and finally stopped to buy some jam. It was drive thru, self serve, honor system shopping.