May 27th. First full day out.  350.4 miles.  From Altoona PA to Marathom NY.

Felt wonderful to stay in bed until after 7:30. 

Got on the road @ 10.  Spent most of the day on very nice two lane roads. Leaving Altoona on state RT 22 E then connecting with 522.  Continuing on 22/332.  Then just outside Harrisburg headed north on 11/15.

After a bit connected with I-80 for a few minutes to I-81.  Thought of Mifflin Dunder as I was flying through Scranton.  I used 81 to make some miles.  About 25 miles short of NY went to backroads again.  Came into Binghampton on 29.  Thought it was time to call it a day.  Playing between drizzle and rain camping is out for tonight.  Riding around Binghampton for about 30 minutes I finally figured out this is a hotspot for Bad Boys and real PD type series.  Decidedto keep going just a bit further.  Sun came out after some overly salty lasagne so checked out a campground.  Riding through the place was almost as bad as the tornado.  A lot of RV’s but tent spaces were pretty much swimming pools.  So I rode on. Ended in Marathon at the Historic 3 bear inn.

Current owner just purchased the place as the last owner had it for 45 years.  It is said that this was the first place to get a business license in the county.

May 28th Marathon NY to a campsite a few minutes to Rhode Island 379.5 miles

Riding the backroads of “Upstate” N.Y. most of the day.

Most of the travel was rolling green hills and small towns.  Greene was one place incorporated in 1792.  I did come across a town founded in 1732.  A lot of places named xville, xkill, xington and xburg. 

Fall River MA was just over 5 hours from starting point but staying off the “Big” roads left me short after 8+ hours on the road. Leaving NY I hit a bit of MA before riding through Connecticcut.

Ended the day at a campsite at the border of Rhode Island.

First this this morning my chef from last night came by.  He thanked for riding in the Run for the Wall then handed me the $40 bucks his boss charged me for my campsite. By the time I got on the road I was in Rhode Island.  Nice 2 laner with almost no other vehicles.  Then a minute later I found everyone.  Then with the zoo crossed the Jamestown bridge.  A few seconds later the Newport bridge.

John F and Jackie married here.  Americas cup winner was floating in the bay. A lot of wealthy from the industrial  built summer cottages hete.  Now a place for the new rich.  The guy that invented Spandex bought Goat Island.  After a tour of the harbour it was time for daily meal.  Lunch at Brick Alley Pub & Restarant.

After leaving Newport I met up with Wildman Dave Blaise.  I have known Dave since the late 90’s. We have stories to tell.  Glad we are both alive and not in jail.  One day you can ask me about buying some lobsters for dinner with his sister.

Tomorrow May 30th heavy rain expected throught the day.  Short milage as nice stop and tour of the bay in Newport.

This was a birthday present to be her art studio.

May 30th zero miles planned for the day. Hanging out at the hotel with Dave.  Catching up on many years.  Doing laundry and getting set for Maine tomorrow.

May 31st is here landed in Acadia National Park

Rode 337 miles today from Leominster to Acadia National Park. Each time I moved to the scenic route just ended up in traffic.  Some pretty cool old shacks on the way. Took 2 extra hours going back and forth between the backroads and the fryway.  This campground is not on Bar Harbor across the Frenchmen Bay Gulf. 

I have to say she did not look like a great granny but Dara still looks better at it.  This whole family was or still is in service to our country.  This guy spent 20 yrs. in the army.  His sister in law is currently serving.

Northern industrialization expanded rapidly following the War of 1812. Industrialized manufacturing began in New England, where wealthy merchants built water-powered textile mills (and mill towns to support them) along the rivers of the Northeast. These mills introduced new modes of production centralized within the confines of the mill itself. As never before, production relied on mechanized sources with water power, and later steam, to provide the force necessary to drive machines. In addition to the mechanization and centralization of work in the mills, specialized, repetitive tasks assigned to wage laborers replaced earlier modes of handicraft production done by artisans at home. The operations of these mills irrevocably changed the nature of work by deskilling tasks, breaking down the process of production to its most basic, elemental parts. In return for their labor, the workers, who at first were young women from rural New England farming families, received wages. From its origin in New England, manufacturing soon spread to other regions of the United States. 

June 1 coffee and power bar at the campsite.  337 miles yesterday.  Total 5,472

Todays plan will start at Quaddy Head.

160 miles today.  Quaddy Head then started back

A very nice ride along hwy 1 up to the goal.  Furtherst point east in the United States.  This is starting to get up there to where people a different Mrs. Gump.  Very nice people though.  I will say the least friendly are the people of Massachusucks.  Unfriedly as well as aggressive buttholes on the road.

Not a big lobster fan but when in Maine…..well still not.  Beautiful ride up the coast with almost perfect weather weather.