Sep 24, 2013

The day dawned clear and sunny but cold so after an experience of a ‘genteel existence’ over a very leisurely breakfast we headed south for Boston. We wanted to be into Boston early in the afternoon to get the bikes to the bike shop and given our late departure it was a case of keeping at it and we did.

My two big memories of the day are the huge number of bridges of all shapes sizes and design over small to huge waterways. Gosh this is a country with vast water resources and certainly highlights what a vast and dry continent Australia is.

The second observation is that we have been travelling in very remote areas and we experienced heaps more traffic than we have experienced for the last week or so, thankfully it was well behaved and predictable and the weather was dry. Makes it all so much easier.



The only photo for the day is outside the bike shop where the bikes are safely tucked away for a service and mine for a new rear tyre and Norms to get a new GPS bracket fitted for the new GPS which we have here with us and have to take outside for it to register satellites tomorrow and then we can download updates to the system and to maps from the internet so it is ready for when we head off on the 25th.

It was great to catch up with Sharen and Ken tonight and share a meal with friends they met on their tour and who head off tomorrow. Tomorrow our break is half way through…hard to believe!

Last night’s Accommodation:



The Hawthorn Inn Bed and Breakfast
9 High Street
Camden, Maine 04843

A lovely old building and we had booked a garden room so we didn’t have to lug cases upstairs which ended up basically being half in the basement so we lugged them down instead. We waited for 2 hours to get in our room and weren’t impressed and it was only half cleaned then. We were told they had 8 of their 10 suites emptied today and were struggling to manage..…I thought that was what they should consider normal. The hosts seem very gracious and make an effort to remember individual names and be welcoming and their knowledge of the local area was good and also tips to visit and dine. If I came back I’d book another room and see if it was better than what we had. Breakfast was included and was a special experience.