June 23, 2022
Day 75 - Machias to Lubec
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It was a very pretty ride from Machias to Lubec.
This is another view of the Machias River from the bridge going east out of town. Our route to Lubec was mostly eastward.
The lupines in Maine are just gorgeous. I love all the pinks and purples.
For a little variety, this is the East Machias River - at East Machias.
There is a very long unpaved trail through Maine called the Down East Sunrise Trail. It is rough gravel and used by lots of ATV's. We've talked to a few cyclists who've tried it, but none who have stayed on it very long.
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We went through several miles of road paving today. One of the flagmen, while doing his job safely and carefully, was not much of a diplomat. He was controlling traffic on the middle of a steep hill. Just as we approached, he turned his sign from SLOW to STOP. Well, we knew there was no way we were going to get started from a complete stop on that hill. Kerry told him we would need to walk the bike and he was very nice. He called ahead to his partner at the other end and asked him to hold his traffic, because he had some "older folks" pushing their bike up the hill. Older folks! Really? Sometimes the truth hurts! But we did appreciate his making sure we had safe passage. There were three short one-lane sections, and we rode through the other two easily.
The reward was several miles of just paved road. It was asphalt heaven!
We passed many more fields of wild blueberries today.
Both Eastport and Lubec claim to be the easternmost town in the US. I think it depends on whose definition of "town" is used.
We are staying in an old sardine factory which has been remodeled into an inn and restaurant. It sits up on a hill above the water. It was a "four on the floor" arrival. When we parked the bike next to the inn, this guy pulled up in his car and said he just had to check out our bike. Craig is a cyclist and cross-country tour veteran from the 80's. He went from the easternmost to the westernmost points of the continental US, beginning in his hometown of Lubec. He states with certainty the easternmost point is in Lubec, so we are accepting that as the definitive answer.
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The Inn on the Wharf faces Johnson Bay, which is the west side of Lubec. These last three pictures were taken from the balcony of our room.
Tomorrow, we plan to ride across to Campobello Island for a short daytrip. We have our ArriveCan receipt on the phone and hope it will be a smooth border crossing.
Today's ride: 29 miles (47 km)
Total: 2,519 miles (4,054 km)
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