9 - Maine: Today makes 47 of the Lower 48
After leaving Mt. Washington and New Hampshire behind, I crossed into Maine and stopped into the Moat Mountain Brewery for lunch. With enough energy to ride for a few hours, I headed for the coast and a great night in Old Orchard. In the morning, after some trail mix and craisains, I headed up the coast, one back road at a time. I got lucky when I turned left on a gravel road and ended up at a lobster shack on a costal inlet. I had every intention of photographing the lobster dinner before I ate it, but when it was ready, I forgot all about taking pictures.
A one pound lobster, a pound of steamers, an ear of corn and bag of potato chips for $14. The lobster was delicious. The view was equally fabulous.
After the best lunch ever, I headed North along the coast toward the Acadia National Park. Riding through Bar Harbor Maine was enough to convince me that I will vacation there at some point. It is spectacular. Just outside of town, the scenery is still great.
Just after going through Bar Harbor, I stopped and put $2.50 in a locked box and took a load of firewood and then headed to get fuel and a half dozen oat sodas.
The bungee cords held the wood in place, but the load of kindling fell out as I rode into the park. The axe will come in handy so I wasn't about to hang a U-Turn to pick up a couple pieces of kindling. Just as the dusk turned to night, I pulled into my campsite in Acadia National Park.
I hadn't had a campfire since PA. Cold Maine microbrews and a crackling campfire made the perfect end to my first full day on the coast of Maine.
As I broke camp in the morning, I noticed a family camped nearby with the Dad wearing a t-shirt from the VIR 500. The Virginia International Raceway in Southwest Virginia is nationally recognized as a premiere motorsports park.
Unfortunately, as I got off my bike to talk to him, I removed my riding glasses and broke them. Those were really nice glasses. Pan-Optx have a foam goggle-like eye piece that keeps wind and debris out of a rider's eyes in any condition.
Bummer.
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