There was a dad in the pool yesterday afternoon, who was being just great with his young son and older daughter, maybe 3 & 6 years old? He was teaching the son to jump into the water, encouraging him to count down 3-2-1 to pluck up the courage to launch himself in, and telling him […]
Here’s a few totals of the stats for the first two weeks, to give an idea of how much progress has been made. I’m pretty happy, considering I took an extra day off back in Searsport. 2 Provinces and 5 States covered, with 9 more to go: COMMENTS COMMENT: Apologies for slow reply to comments […]
I had a rough night and start to the day. The rain was noisy, which tends to lead to disturbed sleep however tired you are, and then I saw the forecast when I woke up, and realised I had no idea where I was going to stay tonight or how badly the weather was going […]
WiFi obtained 8.45am at Dunkin Donuts! The blog has been posted yaay! (1936 Road map – see story below ) It’s a great experience to pass through a great city on a bicycle. So many stresses that you associate with a visit like this just disappear – traffic jams, parking, routes, all the car-stress in […]
I’ve made it to Massachusetts! Let’s celebrate with a bit of Bee Gees, shall we? (The stats always tell a story. Today, it was already getting warm when I poked my head out of the tent at 5.30am. By 7am down at the shore it was toasty. Also no map today, because I forgot to […]
A really tremendous day on the bike today, and a day that ended in a new State, and in a very unexpected way. So many tremendous sights along the way that this can only be a flavour of everything I saw. I decided to go for a quick swim before checking out this morning – […]
I awoke to the sound of rain. When it stopped briefly, that was my cue to pack quickly and hit the road, not even waiting long enough to make coffee and porridge. Supper last night was not a sad, lonely camper’s Mac’n’Cheese, which I admit it may look like at first: It was actually a […]
When I left first thing this morning the office was still shut, so I left a message. Not having a pen handy I had to use the only thing to hand: It was perfect weather for cycling, with cloud cover and a cool breeze. The road was quiet all morning, being a Sunday I guess, […]
COMMENTS: As it’s a bit of a rarity, I’d like to start the 2nd Rest Day post – as Susie pointed out, it’s probably closely related to the ‘2nd Breakfast’ – by mentioning some of your comments. There were some very funny responses to the State Songs idea. Here’s a selection: John Mills wrote: Fiddlers […]
A MARKET, A SHIPYARD, A SEA SWIM. A REST DAY! I’ve been made so welcome at this wonderful campground, and have so enjoyed the comfortable, relaxed atmosphere – as well as the great sea swimming – particularly after the assorted struggles of the first stormy week of this trip, that I’ve made a management decision […]
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