Cycling The Globe

Distance: 116.1 km
Ride time: 5:40:22
Average: 20.5 km/h
Max speed: 50.4 km/h
Total: 41299 km

Mark was up early, cooking a big breakfast. I have been eating a lot of bacon and eggs lately – but then again, doing all this cycling some calories in the morning is a good thing 🙂

Not long after saying goodbye and thanks to Mark I was passing through the charming town of Exeter. This is as New Englandish as it gets.

No, not that Greenland, the New Hampshire Greenland…

In Portsmouth I was cycling across a bridge over the Piscataqua River, and suddenly I was in the State of Maine. The very last US state on this trip. I almost can’t believe it. It feels like I left from Key West, Florida only last week.

I had been looking forward to visit Maine. Compared to the rest of the East Coast, I had imagined that things would get a little more adventurous and a little less commercial up here in the extreme north east part of the US. I was looking forward to see if my expectations were right.

I noticed immediately that Maine is a popular tourist destination; hotels, restaurants, and other tourist shops were scattered along the US 1 highway. The ride along the coast was beautiful – no wonder people like to be here for the holidays.

In Portland I was heading straight for the ferry docks. Doug K1DG had generously invited me out to his summer house on Long Island for a break. Coming from an island nation myself, I love islands. There is something about leaving and arriving to a place by sea.

The 45 minute ferry ride to Long Island was spectacular.

As the ferry arrived, Doug was there welcoming me to his island. Doug is a genuinely good guy, and a rest day out here on a quiet island is just what I need. Thanks for the great welcome!