Bangor Maine

No, we did not cycle to Bangor.  We only cycled from Ingonish back to our starting point at Baddeck, where we left Joe’s Van.  We left our motel at first light and did not find a place for breakfast until 30 miles into our ride when we stopped at the Wreck Cove General Store.  There the owner entertained us with travel stories and his frustrations with the local travel bureaus. After we left we noticed a strong head wind building and the raising temperatures.   We had only 1 real climb today.  It was up Smoky Mountain.  After our climb to the top we wondered why we were told by other cyclists that the hill was a terrible climb.  Going south our climb was long but relatively gentle. As we started down the other side we realized that they were heading north up the other side of Smokey Mountain.  Going down was like the first drop on a roller coaster.  It would have even been difficult to push a bike up this mountain.

Despite our 70 mile trip we got back to Baddeck by noon and packed the car for the start of our drive home.  We arrived in Bangor by 9 p.m. and crashed.

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