Category: New England – 2024

Steve rode his bike to rent the truck and we took one last ride around Montreal specifically the Olympic park. Brent got extra credit by going to the Biodome where he experienced the Sub-arctic, Laurentian Maple Forest, Tropical Rain Forest, … Read the rest

After riding around several neighborhoods in this city, that’s my second impression. I gotta take the bad with the good. Like most big cities there is a lot of trash and dilapidated buildings and some homeless but a lot of … Read the rest

It was easy to rejoin the bike path because it runs right through our campground. This bike route to Montreal that we’ve been on for 2 days about 50 miles is probably the longest city bike path I’ve ever ridden … Read the rest

We grumbled as we said goodbye the the overpriced Valle Bleue Campground (they charged $34 per tent – not by the site). I guess they expect much bigger tents.

The closest breakfast place was Tim Horton’s, a Canadian institution. We … Read the rest

Mark, the campground owner came over for a chat and told us he’s owned the campground for 32 years and suggested a short hike behind the campground to see the waterfalls. I had a flashback to 50 years ago when … Read the rest

Boris woke me up with his wet nose. Boris is their newest rescue dog.

It turns out that Vermont maple syrup tastes even better when you put it on home-made french toast made from eggs and bacon from the farm … Read the rest

The rain has us hunkered down in our tents until Devin arrived in his minivan with some hot coffee and energy bars. Thanks Devin!

Luckily the campground had a pop up canopy we could stand under until the rain let … Read the rest

The Cross Vermont Trail is not to be taken literally, it’s more of a “route” with parts of it – I would guess 1/3 actual trail. The trail had a closed sign “due to flood damage” but it was super … Read the rest

The campground store opened early so we bought them out of chocolate milk. It was a delicious second breakfast (after the first of oatmeal).

We learned they don’t call them “passes” over the mountains they call them “notches” (more research … Read the rest

As usual, before leaving camp we filled up our water containers, but for the first time, the water came from a spring, where it flowed continuously with no valve. Amazing that they have so much water here!

Climbing hills are … Read the rest

I’m still getting used to stores/restaurants “shutting down for the season”. Steve and I bought a bagel from the soccer moms on the side of the road. I’ve never had a pumpkin french toast bagel before. It took us a … Read the rest

We got rain for the first time but luckily it didn’t last too long. We ate breakfast in the town of Brunswick at the understaffed Bohemian coffee shop. There were lots of rollers (short hills) today all adding up to … Read the rest

A few things I noticed about Portland were a lot of brick buildings and brick sidewalks. Also, cruise ships are a big part of tourism. We heard the cruise ship horns as they were leaving port. The waitress said they … Read the rest

I admit I was a bit biased when I chose “Mike’s Breakfast All Day” for our breakfast restaurant. But the blueberry pancakes were indeed delicious.

We rode thru several small towns and had lunch in Old Orchard Beach. It was … Read the rest

We went back to the coast to continue our ride north. Our chosen breakfast place was closed despite their google listing. When he said “I can’t figure that stuff out” – I almost offered to help but restrained myself.

As … Read the rest