CDN Miracle Miles

I realized that each day I talk about the great day we have had – and seriously each day has been good.  If you consider that each day you get out of bed, walk upright and are able to get around – it is a great day.  Now add to that the fact that you can get on a motorcycle for each of those days and see a part of the country that you have not seen before – the day has to be great.  Oh, yes we have had our challenges but nothing that has caused us to become discouraged. 

 So today was another fantastic day.  Darlene and I rode 421 km in glorious sunshine and warmth – I think the highest temperature we saw was 79F.  And everyone we speak with can not believe how good the weather is at the moment…  We are in Canaan, ME at a little motel – the Canaan Motel on the side of Hwy 2.  We had a wonderful conversation with the owner and another couple from Vermont.  The couple have read all the same motorcycle books I have plus more and would love to do the same as we are doing. 

 We had a bit of a detour today and we are not sure why.  There must have been a crash just before Farmington and if we had not stopped for something to eat we might have been there…….

 We stopped at Mt. Washington but did not ride up.  Instead we took Cathy’s advice and headed for Whitehorse Gear near Conway.  We googled the address last evening and when we arrived we thought that Cathy had lead us on a wild goose chase.  But not true – we shopped and dropped lots of dollars there and took a catalogue home to order more!!!!!!  We asked for directions back to Hwy 2 and ended up on a great narrow, winding road – Hwy 113.  We met up with plenty of other motorcycles on the road so it was definitely a road to follow – not a lot of houses…  The road is right on the border of New Hampshire and Maine.  We arrived at Gilead, ME before getting back onto Hwy 2. 

 We are sure missing Cathy on our travels.  Our photos are limited because we are usually on the move when trying to get some good photos. 

 Tomorrow morning we leave and it will definitely be our last day in the US.  We’ll pass by Bangor and cross at Calais, ME.  We only have to go to St. John, NB to Darlene’s sister so it will be a nice short day.

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