During Spring 2015, a group of friends and I will be touring the entire east coast from Key West, Florida to Bar Harbor, Maine, approximately 2,500 miles in total, following the Atlantic Coast route created by the Adventure Cycling Association. This will be a self contained fully loaded bike tour which means I'll be carrying around 45 lbs. or so. I'm looking forward to experiencing the east coast like never before. With this blog, I plan to post pictures as we progress using the BlogPress APP on my mobile phone. Let's see how it goes and wish me luck. On a bike tour such as this, our daily challenges and not necessarily in this order, will be our physical condition, food, shelter, traffic, navigation, and weather. The above picture was taken during my Southern Tier crossing of the U.S. in spring of 2008. Bike touring requires a specific mind set and a passion.

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Waldoboro to Bucksport

Today's ride to Bucksport, about 59 miles with 3,500 feet of gain, took us through quaint coastal town like Rockport, Camden and Belfast. It was another hard day with lots of steep climbs, but we are nearing the end, with tomorrow being the last ride day, so it's easier to manage. Looking forward to some real rest and recuperation time in Bar Harbor.


Climbing can be hard mentally as well.


Cool Paint Job








Rockport





On the road

















Belfast


Bridge to Bucksport





Our Lady of the Birch, celebrating our near completion



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