It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country
best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus
you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a
high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of
country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.
~ Ernest Hemingway
02/18/2010
02/15/2010
February 14, 2010
It was cold and blustery, 40 degrees, but we bundled up anyhow as were determined to get out on our bikes. Even just for an hour or so. We drove to South Portland, parked by the Casco Bay Bridge and rode out to Bug LIght on the SP Greenway, then rode back and continued over the path to Amatos. We covered 8.5 miles, taking my "old lady bike" and Joe's mountain bike It was great to get out, but oh so very cold. We had an appt at 5 for the hot tub, so riding in the cold was bearable knowing we would be warmed up after.
05/09/2009
04/11/2009
03/16/2009
03/15/2009
March 15, 2009
Wow, I can not believe it has been 9 months since I last updated this biking journal. We did a lot of biking throughout last year. We did our usual favorites in New Hampshire and Maine. We "cranked the Kanc", rode Portsmouth NH to Salisbury Ma, Bear Notch Road Loop and many more miles.
Our biking has begun for this year, actually the first of March. The weather has been in the 50's the last two weekends, so we have gotten some riding in. Last weekend we did our usual loop in and around Portland/South Portland.
Today, we did a loop from home, only 12.37 miles, although it included two of New Gloucester's biggests hills. This was my first time up Gloucester Hill this year, Joe's second. The temps were in the 50's, and we started out with too many layers on. By the time we got to the first hill on Route 26 we were pulled over peeling off one of them. The worst of winter is behind us and I think we will have more rides more often. Now that it is still light out until 7-ish we can get some rides in afterwork too. So stay tuned..................more ride updates to come.
06/15/2008
Meeting another bike tourer
Last wednesday we had the pleasure of hosting a guy that was biking from St. Augustine Florida up the Atlantic Coast and turning left towards Washingto n State. Jeff left St. Augustine about a month ago and I found his journal on www.crazyguyonabike.com. I was interested in his journal because he was following our same route and he had some of the same pictures posted that we have. So I began reading about his adventures. We extended our invitation as with other touring bikers to stay overnight, get free meal, shower and whatever else they may need. So Jeff contacted us from York Maine, a days bike ride from here. He arrived about 6pm, we had supper and talked about our different adventures on the road. He left the next morning and headed for Fryeburg, Maine. He has since crossed into Vermont. You can follow his journey by clicking here.
06/08/2008
June 7th & 8th
We have been doing alot of riding, however, I have not been posting them on here like I used to. We have ridden to work a few times, but the time involved has not made it worth it, so I have been going out in the mornings before work and Joe has taken his bike for after work. But on the weekends, we have been cranking out the miles and done some of our favorite rides along with some new ones. We are gearing up for a short bike trip at the end of this month - Bar Harbor to home. We have a wedding to go to on the 28th and will leave from there and drive to Bar Harbor. The next morning we will leave my car at the motel we are staying at and start our bike trip back. We are taking 4 days and have already made reservations for each night. The exciting part too is that Sue is joining us on her 1st bike trip - ever! We are traveling light with out any camping gear and as we learned on Maine to Florida, you really don't need much to survive on the road. So.......I am just taking my small panniers, Joe is taking the B.O.B. Trailer, but it won't be nearly as loaded as last time. We have given Sue a set of panniers we have from our trip in '99. So we are looking forward to getting back on the road and spending our days, pedalling, taking in the sights and having a good time. I am going to keep a journal for this trip on www.crazyguyonabike.com. I will post the address to my page once we get started.
This weekend we took a couple of good rides, on saturday we parked my car in Freeport and started out from there to Brunswick, we did a 42 mile loop up through Harpswell and back to Brunswick and on to Freeport. The weather was okay, but not what was predicted. There was a coolness to the air all day and fog as we got closer to Harpswell. We stopped for lunch in Brunswick at Applebees. On Sunday, we drove down to Biddeford and parked on Route 9 at the Boat Launch, we rode out Route 9 towards Cape Porpoise and on towards Kennebunkport. We rode past The Bush Estate and were amazed at how many people actually were stopped there to gawk towards his house. It is not like he was coming out to greet them or wave from his porch, there was nothing to see - except the house.(?) I guess that is exciting to some people. We continued on the road along the ocean into Kennebunkport, stopped and had lunch then continued on our way. The ride back was great - back roads and little to no traffic. Round Trip was 35 miles. The best part was the weather was perfect - about 90 degrees! with a bit of humidity. Great biking weather.
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