It was a slow moving morning, no sightseeing planned. Kim
and I had always planned to leave on Saturday; it was just a matter of what time....we
left about 1 p.m. after plotting our route and finding a campground. Technically we’re on
our way home now, riding where we’ve already ridden but on our way to that last
state.
The others have an early plane to catch in the morning. I think it leaves in the 5 a.m. range so they’ll
be up a couple of hours before that to drive to the airport, return a rental,
etc. At least traffic shouldn’t be a
major issue for them at that time of the morning. 😎
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About 60 miles into New Hampshire I saw a bear alongside the
highway. Just standing there on all 4
feet looking out at the traffic probably wondering what all the hurry was
about. Alas, no picture as the traffic
was moving too fast. Best I could do was
call Kim and say, “Bear...bear...did you see the bear?” He hadn’t.
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We’ve been so busy this week that I really hadn’t taken the time to look
at a possible route home. Of course, we
had to head somewhat north because of Vermont.
But a cousin lives in Laconia, NH and we needed to make contact about
possibly getting together. If and when
that happened would impact our route and where we’d stop for the night. Turns out that wasn’t the only thing that
impacted our camping plans. It’s
Saturday of Labor Day weekend...a lot of campgrounds either didn’t have
availability or wanted a 3 night commitment.
This was simply bad planning on my part...didn’t even think about the 3
day weekend. Doh!!
I made several calls to no avail then hit the jackpot on call number
four....a very friendly woman answered and I asked about cabins. The cabins weren’t available but there were
some open RV/tent sites. Yippee skippee!
We found a campground! By the time we
got done with the phone conversation I felt like I was her new best
friend. When we to the campground, she
was on her way back from the pool on a golf cart dressed in pool clothes and
holding a beer. Very friendly and
guessed from our phone conversation that we were Kim and Karen from
Michigan. That impressed me. Told us to just pick out a site and then come
pay her. We did that and I walked up to
pay. Stepped into office and when she
saw me asked, “Who are you?”
Hmmmm, seems that we were no longer best friends....or maybe that wasn’t
the first beer of the day. 😏
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We set up camp and Kim called John to see if they were available either
tonight or tomorrow morning. Tonight
worked for them and they made a plan to meet at 6 p.m. at Fero’s Italian Grille
which happened to be less than a ½ mile from us. Oh, good, we can walk.
John and Judy pulled in right ahead of our arrival. Jeremy, Judy’s son, checked the sign on the
door...Closed for the Season. Well,
darn! So John suggested another place
and we hopped in their van for the ride there.
So glad we didn’t try walking because Patrick’s Pub and Eatery was more
like 7 miles away. Good for the Fitbit
steps, bad for every other reason.
The staff predicted a 30 minute wait which we figured was better than
the wait at Fero’s...they don’t re-open until May. Eventually got a seat and enjoyed the food
and the company. Then John gave us a
ride back to the campground. I carried
my selfie stick with me to document our time together with a selfie but
completely forgot about it. Kim mentioned it as we were getting out of the car
at the campground so John, Judy and Jeremy good naturedly got out of the car
for a picture. Then they left to go home
and we walked back to our campsite.
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The temperature cooled slightly as we headed north into New
Hampshire but it didn't really get cold. A light jacket felt good when
moving but it was a bit much when off the bike.
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Chigger update: I have been itch
free since Thursday...so maybe 8 days after it all started it seems to be
over. Thank goodness!! All that’s left are some minor welts and
scabs from where I scratched a bit too much.
It took longer than my research indicated but I’ll take it.
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It’s only 9:15 p.m. and I’m tired.
Time for bed!
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Saturday’s miles: 114
Total: 2,271 miles
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