East Coast Greenway Ride

  After leaving New Hampshire and entering Maine, lobster rolls came up on the menu for lunch.  A stop at a well-stocked grocery with a kitchen in the back gave us chance to choose from a list of lobster dishes.  Being a purist, I had the traditional lobster roll and it was scrumptious!! When we arrived at the KOA at the northwestern tip of Mt. Desert Isle the tide was out but the views were magnificent.  A gorgeous sunset soon followed. The next day we began riding the carriage trails on the Bar Harbor side of Mt Desert Isle with a temp of around 50 degrees. Jordan Pond and Eagle lake were two sights we rode by. Here Randy and Beth check the map while the steps to Nirvana were just behind them.  😄 We arrived at Jordon Pond House at the eastern end of Jordon pond just in time for lunch.  Popovers and various Lobster dishes fortified us.     We continued riding the carriage trails and eventually rode into Bar Harbor.  At one intersection we ...

Beth, Sandy, and I arrived at the Me and Ollies cafe for breakfast 10 years ago on the last day of our ride across America.  In another 20 miles, we would be dipping our front wheels into the Atlantic Ocean. The town of Exeter was settled in 1638 one of four towns in New Hampshire.  The townhouse once located near the present one was the site of the New Hampshire Declaration of Independence in 1776.  Today Lady Justice graces the top of the townhouse cupola. The Sea Dog brewery was once a textile mill on the Squamscott River.  There were several mills and dams on the river that generated the huge textile industry.  In 2016, the last dam on the river was removed allowing the river to flow freely for the first time in 369 years! The back deck of the Sea Dog Brewery was a relaxing place to enjoy a Blueberry Ale with blueberries!  The beer exuded antioxidants! A young bald eagle was fishing further downstream with a blue heron along with the seagulls. On our se...

We wanted to spend a couple of nights in Rhode Island so we camped at Happy Acres in North Scituate, RI about 30 miles northwest of Providence.  The next day we rode the Blackstone River Greenway into Providence and discovered that it is part of the East Coast Greenway. In downtown Providence, we joined with the East Bay Bike Path in the Riverside suburb of Providence and rode toward Bristol. The bike paths crossed the Blackstone River and paralleled it at times for a scenic ride.  The settlers built a canal in the early 1800s and that provided water power for the making of cotton thread and later cloth. In Providence, we were guided through the streets of the city with trail signs along with google maps.   The homes and art gathered our attention. The rails along the gorgeous rail trail were being slowly reclaimed by nature.  Being on the trail allowed us to take in views of downtown and the waterfront. The Pomham Rocks Lighthouse was built in 1871 and has been...

It seems that we are attracted to these photo-op boards, so I am starting our P-town visit with a herd of animals. We unloaded Buster, our magic sled, at the "Head of the Meadow" beach a few miles south of Provincetown and started our ride on smooth paved trails. Via trails and roads, we arrived at the edge of P-town and took in the Pilgrims Monument built-in 1902 to signify that the pilgrims arrived here first before finally settling in Plymouth. P-town is an artistic oasis and a lively, friendly town.   The LGBTQ community finds safe expression here, and we found it to be a fun place. What better place for lunch than the "Lobster Pot" and a delicious lobster roll! After lunch, we continued down Commerce street, taking in the sights and culture.  Commerce Street is part of the East Coast Greenway, and a ferry ride from P-town to Boston completes an alternate Greenway path to Boston. As we continued our ride to the National Cape Cod Seashore to ride the trails in th...