Day 62 Fryeburg ME to Durham NH

Today we crisscrossed back and forth between Maine and New Hampshire as we headed mainly south to Durham.  The weather was perfect and it actually warmed up to 91 in the afternoon.  The route was very undulating, and had lots of twists and turns. Lots of lakes, pine tree line roads and overall a very fun ride!  

Terri and I both had a great day on the bike and both felt strong.  It was a great way to feel being the second to last day!  

The location of the camp was about 5 miles outside of Durham in the Forest Glenn Campground. Kim, Terri ans I didn’t feel like pitching a tent so we book a room at the Holiday Inn Express.  That actually added 5 additional miles to the planned route as we had to pack a backpack and ride to the hotel. 

Dinner tonight was at the University of New Hampshire and it was fabulous!  We had stir fried vegetables and shrimp with brown rice and of course dessert!  

Tomorrow is our last day and then we celebrate our accomplishment!

Stats:  93 miles and 3,881 feet of elevation gain. So much for thinking it was going to be relatively flat!  


New Hampshire at around mile 27

Crossing back into Maine

Kathy stopped to capture a picture of us on this climb.
 It was a steep one!

Me at the top of the climb


Lake Province


Myself, Kathy, Terri, LeAnn, and Kevin

One of the many tree lined roads


Garmin  Route from today

Vicki took this picture of us walking home from dinner! 

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