6am. Day 2, the van parked outside the church is gone, the keys in our hands, broken glass remnants on the pavement. Shit someone stole the van? Who in the world in a tiny town of Kittery would steal a 15 passenger van in front of a church! Ok hum...now what? Call the police I assume to start.
Little do we know northern route starts their trip 10 miles south of us tomorrow in NH and has grand plans to prank us. The glass, a broken bottle, the directors, with the 2nd set of keys, moved the van down the street, and the police confused, and we all breathed a sigh of relief. But the wars are on Northern Route!
Now back to the start of our day.
Day 2
58 miles
HOT 105 degrees
Good things: AC, brick buildings, hippy bakeries everywhere, used book stores, free strawberry banana smoothie, a strangers pool, a lady flagging us down to give is free ice cream, all the trees that blessed us with shade, and all the nicely paved quiet roads that guided us through the heat of the day. The amazing thanksgiving feast we had for dinner at the Webber's house. Chris Webber is the founder of Bike & Build who was hit by a car and killed a few years ago. His name lives on though and his family offered us a thanksgiving feast in June! No joke.
Sitting under a shaddy tree bullets of sweat like fresh water cooling on my skin. Telling good stories watching the cars roam by in the heat of the day.
Barker farm 1642, situated at the top of a big hill, 50 miles in, called my name to stop and eat strawberries. Oddly enough this is the second oldest family farm in the USA. Fun fact: the oldest is in new hampshire. Farmer fed me fresh baked bread and a cucumber. Refreshed!
Things that went wrong: the heat killed us like an egg in a frying pan. 4 riders vaned due to heat exhaustion, deliriously wobbling pedaled stroke by pedal stroke till we got them to the ice cold van blasting with AC. They lived long enough to eat thanksgiving feast.
Many lessons learned. Hydrate, eat, take naps under trees, swim in lakes and strangers pools.
Day 2 over!
Sleeping in a school library. Yeah!
Little do we know northern route starts their trip 10 miles south of us tomorrow in NH and has grand plans to prank us. The glass, a broken bottle, the directors, with the 2nd set of keys, moved the van down the street, and the police confused, and we all breathed a sigh of relief. But the wars are on Northern Route!
Now back to the start of our day.
Day 2
58 miles
HOT 105 degrees
Good things: AC, brick buildings, hippy bakeries everywhere, used book stores, free strawberry banana smoothie, a strangers pool, a lady flagging us down to give is free ice cream, all the trees that blessed us with shade, and all the nicely paved quiet roads that guided us through the heat of the day. The amazing thanksgiving feast we had for dinner at the Webber's house. Chris Webber is the founder of Bike & Build who was hit by a car and killed a few years ago. His name lives on though and his family offered us a thanksgiving feast in June! No joke.
Sitting under a shaddy tree bullets of sweat like fresh water cooling on my skin. Telling good stories watching the cars roam by in the heat of the day.
Barker farm 1642, situated at the top of a big hill, 50 miles in, called my name to stop and eat strawberries. Oddly enough this is the second oldest family farm in the USA. Fun fact: the oldest is in new hampshire. Farmer fed me fresh baked bread and a cucumber. Refreshed!
Things that went wrong: the heat killed us like an egg in a frying pan. 4 riders vaned due to heat exhaustion, deliriously wobbling pedaled stroke by pedal stroke till we got them to the ice cold van blasting with AC. They lived long enough to eat thanksgiving feast.
Many lessons learned. Hydrate, eat, take naps under trees, swim in lakes and strangers pools.
Day 2 over!
Sleeping in a school library. Yeah!