Bike Across America Archive
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Day -5: The Water
Posted on June 25, 2010 | 1 CommentWater is easy to come by while on the road when traveling main roads in and between towns. This is due to the nature of modern gas stations that sell... -
Day -6: The Food
Posted on June 24, 2010 | 1 CommentOne of the lessons from my test drive is that, on most days my route will take me past several towns and food markets. Originally I packed enough fixings to... -
Day -7: Test Drive Bath to Portland
Posted on June 23, 2010 | No CommentsWe took the morning off today and enjoyed a coffee in Bath. Later we went back to the hotel and took a nap. Around 10:45 we packed up and headed... -
Day -8: Test Drive Rockport to Bath
Posted on June 22, 2010 | 1 CommentWe didn’t make Brunswick, but we f@%king tried. Arrived in Bath having traveled 46 miles and passed by a Hampton Inn and, maybe it was the second flat tire this... -
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...