Author: russloomis

My sister set me up with her massage therapist for a 9 AM appointment. She drove me to the appointment and then up to the town of Wheelock to start today’s ride.

The gravel wavy roads carried us up and down to the Old North Church that is on a section of the VTXT route.

From the church we made our way to Danville for lunch at Bentleys.

Then over to Joe’s Pond Road to connect to County Road to finish the ride. I cleaned my bike and cleaned myself while Deb and Lyn drove to get her car at Wheelock. It was a great riding day.

Today Deb and I went on a short ride while Lin worked on this winter’s fire wood. We rode into Saint Johnsbury to pick up a few supplies and stopped at an ice cream shop. Then we made our way back home.

After a nice meal and catching up, it’s been a year since seeing my sister and Lyn, I retire to my room for a night’s sleep. I wake up at 8 AM and eat breakfast. We visit over coffee and get ready to ride. Our first stop will be Bentleys for lunch.

After lunch we ride off to see the sights. I really enjoy riding up here on the Northeast Kingdom roads. The weather is perfect, warm and a feeling of fall is in the air.

We pack up and leave Campobello heading to the border. I will visit my sister Debra and husband. Lynn will drive home to Adams, MA. I had a great time touring with him and we both plan to tour again.

We stop in Rumsford, ME to see the falls. When we arrive in Saint Johnsbury, VT I call my sister to meet us and bring me to her house. I say good bye to Lynn and he drives home.

My sister and I load my bike and gear into her car and head to her home.

Lynn and I wake up at 4 AM and start packing up the campsite to leave at 6 for the ferry to Mainland. We purchase tickets and go across the street to have breakfast at a restaurant. We have an hour to wait for the next ferry to arrive.

The ferry arrives and we board for the ninety minute ride to Mainland. We watch Harbour seals and porpoise swimming alongside the boat.

Back on land we ride over to the stony beach to look for sea glass. Today we found sea glass.

Now we ride to catch the ferry to Deer Island. On Deer Island we ride the many steep hills to the ferry to Campobello. We are early and have a forty five minute wait so we head to the point to sea Old Sow, the whirlpools, but the tide is high so the whirlpools are small and difficult to see.

We head back and board the ferry to Campobello.

Now back to the campsite and set up camp. We will wake up at 5 AM to leave at 6 o’clock for Vermont.

Today we head out to explore the shore around our campground. Last night we noticed a cafe close by so instead of making breakfast we will go out to eat. This little place has very nice food.

With full bellies we ride off to explore. We decide to look for sea glass but the tide is rising and noon is found.

Now back at the campsite we settle in, relax, and prepare for an early start. If we leave by 6 AM we might make the eight o’ clock ferry to Deer Island.

We started the day by breaking camp and packing up to catch the ferry to Deer Island. So my breakfast was a pop tart.

We landed at Deer Island and began the race to catch the next ferry to MainLand New Brunswick.

The third ferry took us to Grand Manan. This was the largest ferry that also carried loaded tractor trailers, the trip took ninety minutes. From the ferry we had 18km to get to the Anchorage Provincial Park campground. We set up camp as it was getting dark.

It rained last night, soft rain with a sleepy sound. I awoke and closed the side flaps of the tent and fell back into sleep. Breakfast at 7 began the day before riding to the campground beach.

Touring some gravel roads and a lighthouse at the end of the island was the result of a wrong turn.

We stop at a market with a deli to buy lunch to bring down to the pier. We eat on the wharf and watch the tide.

Now off to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt cottage.

Back at the campsite we shower and eat. A campfire brings the day’s end.

Today at 4 AM Lynn came to pick me up to drive to Campobello, NS. I met Lynn while I was out riding, we both like touring so … We are on our first tour together.

We made the drive to our campground at 3:30 PM. The border crossing into Canada was easy. We are now set up, fed, and ready to sleep. Tomorrow we explore the area.

I checked my tires this morning, I find this on my rear tire, only 2100 miles on it.

Erin made lunch for us so we all had a nice meal before I packed the van with my bike and gear. Erin also sent me on my way with a bowl of ice cream. We got to the start of the trail in Columbia and parked next to the Coffee and Cream. CK gets a dish of ice cream, I get a milkshake and blueberry pastry. We say our goodbyes and I ride off to Mt Gretna.

The first third is on a bike trail along the Susquehanna River. Very scenic and easy riding.

The second third is over back country roads to Elizabethtown, rolling with steep hills.

The last third is on a bike trail that brings me to Mt Gretna.

I am now with Nancy and the puppies. Nancy’s sister, Sue, is here. Her brother Jeff will get here tomorrow.