Today’s Miles: 43
Total: 2,002
It ended up being a nice night in the hostel. As hostels go, this was a pretty nice
one. We had a pretty private room (one
extra man) and it had air conditioning and we were able to keep the room pretty
nice for sleeping. It rained again during
the night, so again, grateful for the inside shelter.
Well today was the last State and the last riding
day. It was kind of a surreal feeling as
we rode the route today. I think I
savored each mile and even each hill.
It was a day of just following Dave. It reminded me much of the day following Jim
in Ontario. Didn’t really know where we
were at hoping I didn’t get separated because I had no idea where we were going. It was overcast for the day again and the
scenery was passed up pretty quickly. It
seems when we have someone who is leading us, we don’t stop. We just work on keeping up with them. We
stopped along this nice river and had a lunch of bagels, cheese & chips.
Lunch break.
We arrived at Dave and Kathy’s home and that was the end
of riding. Even though I have been
looking forward to this day the last little bit, I felt somewhat at a loss. It
just has been something I have looked forward to for awhile and seems disconcerting
to be done.
We unloaded and cleaned up and then went to dinner with
Kathy & Dave at the restaurant that Kathy works part time at as a waitress
(She is a full time teacher). It was a
nice meal. I wanted clam chowder again
and ordered a hamburger and had too much food to finish. Kind of foolish to order that much.
It has been nice being with Dave again. I mentioned this before, but he was our tour
leader 8 years ago going down the Atlantic Coast. He is a great rider and has so much
experience, it has been enjoyable to talk with him about some of his other
trips he has taken (Dave and Kathy took a year long tour around the perimeter
of the US) and have him tell us about some of the tools and software he uses.
This is the only sign we saw. Maine!! Last State.
Dave and the old group.
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