Today is our last day here in Portland, Maine. It was nice to be able to be tourists and see some of the sights while we wait for Friday morning to arrive to hop onto the train for the long ride towards home. A note for all of you worry-warts: Be patient with us. We will not have internet connection for the next five days and seeing that the train will retrace the route we rode, we probably will not have any cell phone signal until we get closer to Seattle!
Wheels in the Atlantic Ocean
The bicycle ride was quite an adventure and when we dipped our wheels in the Atlantic Ocean it was a relief to be done. The cold water was also a relief on our feet!
While here in Portland we enjoyed using public transportation to get downtown and snoop around, then we took the mail-run of the ferry and got an inexpensive 3 hour tour of the bay with many island stops. Yesterday we rented a car and drove up the Maine coast through all the little tourist towns to Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor. So thankful we did not have to bicycle along that road! It was a steady stream of cars, and gridlock in each little town. I held my camera out of the window to get photos! The drive ended up being a lot longer than we had anticipated.
A View of the Bay from the Ferry
Acadia National Park
This morning we packed what we are going to take on the train with us and then shipped the rest of the equipment and panniers that we cannot take on the train. Then we just rested, jacuzzied and rested some more. Tomorrow bright and early we will be back on our bicycles for a short ride to the train station and the start of our journey home.
We will post another blog once we arrive home. - Alicia
For those keeping track: the total trip was 3,968 miles.
Cheers!
~Pete
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