Saddle Soar

We are now at the furthest point we will be from home on this trip.  Tomorrow we start our journey home...which is funny to say because our adventure begins tomorrow as well.   Helen our driver on the Bar Harbor shuttle this morning, gave us some great tips on how to start our journey.  She is a kindred cross country cycler spirit and was fun to chat with about Maine. Bar Harbor is a sweet little town, all very walkable.  We picked up our bikes at the bike shop in town where we shipped them and now the boys are swimming in the pool, while the bike gear gets put back into place for tomorrow.   We are all excited to get started tomorrow.  But tonight we will enjoy lobster and views of the Atlantic from our balconies!  -Megan

  Three separate groups riding the TransAmerica Trail during the summer of 1999 crossed paths in Virginia/Kentucky and continued riding together all the way to the Oregon coast. Bruce, Sue, Elizabeth, Susan, Paul, Glen, John, and myself. A group of very different personalities from different walks of life that just loved hanging out.  Bruce and Sue would make it to campsite first while the others slowly meandered down the road, stopping here and there without any real regard for time or responsibility.  Bruce and Sue always had a bag of ice waiting for us when we finally arrived at the day's destination point. One late afternoon while riding into campsite, Bruce looked up and announced, "What a bunch of lollygaggers".  And it stuck. We have stayed in touch ever since and the experience with this group inspired a desire to do it again. The Northern Tier will not be the same trip.  Its a different group that includes 5 boys and 4 parents.  Greg, Megan, and La...