We left Freeport around 10:30 am and headed north on Hwy 1. The traffic was loud but there was a very large shoulder almost the entire way. We had lunch in Brunswick, Maine outside the public library. Then it was on to Bath on a back road and back onto Hwy 1. The route was rolling countryside most of the way with glimpses of the ocean and bays.
We passed a campground around 4 pm but decided to press on to the next one. Unfortunately we were both really tired by the time we made it to the turn-off and the sign said 5 miles. We made it, even though they lied on the sign! The campground was more like a carnival than a flat piece of land to sleep - and they charged us up the wahzoo even though we didn't want to use the minigolf course and the skateboard half-pike. Despite all the frills, we still had to use quarters for the dang shower! (Yes, that's right: first shower of the trip and it was heavenly!) The people next to us were watching tv and listening to music AND letting their dog yap its head off. Luckily "quiet" hours started around 11pm. Needless to say, Katharine had to sleep the next morning.
Day's Mileage: 47.34 miles
Observations:
-If you live in Maine, you either own an autobody shop, a hair salon, or sell antiques and pottery.
- Campgrounds try to get your business by advertising that they are just a "short distance" from the road when they are actually hundreds of miles away.
Providential Moments: In the early afternoon, we were peddling along Hwy 1 when Katharine noticed a bill flitting along the shoulder of the road. She stopped and picked it up and discovered it was a folded $2 bill! Then Laurel noticed a whole wad of $2 bills blowing and separating along the road. In between trucks and cars passing, we collected a total of eight $2 bills. How strange! Even stranger still, Katharine's friend Bob who is from Maine has a lucky folded $2 bill. Does everyone in Maine have them?
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