Archive for June, 2010
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Day -9: Test Drive Bucksport to Rockport
Posted on June 21, 2010 | 4 CommentsThis was intended to be a less intensive day. 45 miles from Bucksport to Rockport. Instead, it was a grueling day of 8 hours on the bike. Morning we awoke... -
Day -10: Test Drive Bar Harbor to Bucksport
Posted on June 20, 2010 | 3 CommentsHad help from several friends getting a ride to Bar Harbor. Stayed at Black River campground last night and was awakened in the pre-dawn hours by rain that filtered into... -
Day -11: The Civies
Posted on June 19, 2010 | 2 CommentsI brought some clothes to change into for when I am not at work. Street clothes – or civilian clothes as us professional bastards call’em. Just your basic stuff, but... -
Day -12: le toilette…trees
Posted on June 18, 2010 | No CommentsIf it hasn’t been made clear in my prior posts, I am going on a long trip. During this trip I will perform various sundry acts of exercise that will... -
Day -13: The Glorified Lunchbox
Posted on June 17, 2010 | No CommentsHere’s what we got: one glorified lunch box. Strap that onto the bike handlebar, coat it with impenetrable shiny plastic, call it a bag, and charge a couple of Jacksons... -
Day -14: The Repellent
Posted on June 16, 2010 | 1 Comment“Stop bugs dead in their tracks!” “I’m not drunk.” “Tell that to a breathalyzer.” …I’m bringing insect repellent on the trip in order to keep the bugs away. The kind... -
Day -15: The Stove and Fuel
Posted on June 15, 2010 | No CommentsDespite the fact that I am homeless and soon to be unemployed, I refuse to heat my food over a burning trashcan. Not even considering the weight of the barrel,... -
Day -16: That Which We Don’t Speak Of
Posted on June 14, 2010 | No CommentsSo I need briefs for my junk. And I considered it. But what it comes down to is that I can’t go straight up briefs a la “Tighty Whitey” because... -
Day -17: The Bowl
Posted on June 13, 2010 | 2 CommentsI’ve already mentioned my cook set and silverware in prior posts. To round out the meal-based trifecta I will also be bringing one MSR stainless steel bowl. There’s really not... -
Day -18: The Gloves
Posted on June 13, 2010 | No CommentsOriginally I wasn’t going to bring gloves, but having rode my bike in the rain I have found that, without gloves, the grip on a wet handlebar is tenuous at...