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Photo by Andy Miller, UK, Taking a rest, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

I haven't been everywhere...
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Photo by Andy Miller, UK,
Taking a rest,
Jokulsarlon, Iceland



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  #3376  
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Finally it is Tuesday and we headed back to the coast via car for a tour of the Hamptons, eat some great seafood for lunch, and then they dropped us at BMW. We had a few last minute items to deal with for the bikes and then the bill! They threw in some t shirts, stickers, and some fuel line cleaner.



New England-25 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

We set out west on the 101 and then on the toll 95 to get back to Concord in a hurry. From here we rode north on the 3, which winds thru small NH towns. We managed to get as far as Plymouth by 630 and found a small family run motel for the night.

Screen Shot 2018-08-03 at 18.38.47 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

IMG_3237 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
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Today we have a route that includes 3 of "the best motorcycle roads in NH”.

Screen Shot 2018-08-03 at 19.12.05 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

We headed first into Plymouth town and to UPS to get our cancelled Carnets sent back to the Swiss Motoring Association so we can get our bond funds back! Then to the car wash for a quick spruce up.

FILE1126 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

We rode west on the 25/ 118 to Warren and then onto Lincoln. This is a cute town with several souvenir shops and an old general store. We then did a detour north on the 93 to the Old Man of the Mountain historic site (the natural “face” has apparently eroded and fallen off said mountainside) .

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We backtracked on the 93 and then hit the famous Kancamagus highway. This is a windy swerving road thru the White Mountain Forrest. There is another motorcycling side road on the Bear Notch pass to Bartlett.





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This means another back track to Passaconway and across the Alton covered bridge to the Passaconway road.


New England-26 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

This is a small narrow back road with no traffic.

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Here we ended up north of Conway and then rode onto Intervale. The road east from here is the narrow steep curvy Hurricane Mountain Road.



FILE1238 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr


Now we were back to the secondary roads to Freyburg and then we made our way south east to Portland and onto Cape Elizabeth.

IMG_3240 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

FILE1258 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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We are staying tonight at the home of Peter who had messaged us from our ADV RR. He was kind enough to offer us a place to stay, but also to have a few things shipped to his house. He is a super nice guy who is a newer rider , but a keen ADV member! It was great to share some stories with him and to listen to his adventure plans.

New England-29 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

New England-27 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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It poured rain all night, but the sun was out in the morning. We are headed today to the Maine cottage of some friends we met on the Camino in 2016. We set out from Peter's the 4 miles to the famous Fort William lighthouse.


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Then the plan was to go north on the 1 to Camden and then loop up to Embden.

Screen Shot 2018-08-03 at 18.48.14 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

We abandoned this by Wiscasset as the “coastal route” is a 4 lane road and not ON the coast. We stopped in Farmingdale at the Hi-Hat Pancake house and drive in for a good old hearty American lunch and then made our way on the back roads to arrive at the camp on Embden Pond by 3 pm.




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This was just in time for a swim and cocktails on the dock. We had a great time meeting old friends Bart and Lisa and new friends Sarah, Hillary, Jim, and Larry.





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The forecast for today is cloudy and cooler and so we had an hours drive 9 miles past Monson to the trail head and then a hike up Borestone mountain for a panoramic view.







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Back in Monson is the home of Spring Creek BBQ. We had to wait for the fresh batch of ribs and brisket and then we devoured it! The forecast is for it to pour rain and it stared just as we arrived back to the cottage and continued heavily all night. We have just over 800 km from here to our friends cottage on PEI and we have to be there in 3 days time.




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It is still horrific outside, but we all have to leave today as Bart and Lisa have rented out their cabin for a week starting today. We decided to just head an hour away to the capital of Augusta and wait out the storm.

Screen Shot 2018-08-04 at 21.05.54 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

There is a hurricane warning in Massachusetts so we need to get inside. We hid out in a hotel and by 4 pm the rain had stopped. By 7 it was blue sky and this is the forecast for tomorrow as well.

Screen Shot 2018-08-10 at 23.00.54 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr
Today we will make for the coast of Maine at Camden in 66 km via the secondary roads. There is very little traffic even though it is Sunday. Camden is a quaint village on the sea famous for their wooden tall ships and boat building.

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From here we mostly stayed on the 1 north which passes thru scenic green hillsides and small towns, but we did take a few detours on some country lanes. One was to see the lighthouse at Lincolnville. Here there is a nice harbor where we got some lunch to enjoy with a view of the sea.




FILE1387 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

FILE1389 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

New England-40 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

This route is true New England with the seaside town and the wooden houses.

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On the way north from here we again tried to get off the main road and stick closer to the coast.


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We arrived to Ellsworth and hit the Mc D to use their wifi to find a place for the night in the town of Bar Harbour.

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This is a super picturesque village on the sea that is full of tourists and LOBSTER! We checked into the inn and headed into the village harbor. The place is mobbed with people and so we walked up the side streets to find a place for a drink and some shrimps for happy hour. We had also reserved a table at a classic lobster place with a view for later.

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