Pictures and Stories About Bicycle Adventures

Day 2
Old Orchard Beach, Maine to Portsmouth, New Hampshire
First, Breakfast in Saco!

Above: Morning came.

Above Left: Loaded gear (Karen, I think).

Above Right: Headed for Breakfast (Pam in the lead, Vickie, Lil Karen, & Gary).

Above Left: We went by the Midway, closed for the season.

Above Right: We arrived for breakfast (Vickie).

Above Left: The Good Thyme Cafe.

Above Right: The usual suspects (L-R): Vickie, Pam, Terry, Lil Karen, Gary, Steve, Karen, Judy.

Heading South toward Kennebunkport, Maine

Above Left: Rolling, rolling, rolling...

Above Right: Halloween decoration.

Above: Heading to the [President] Bush Summer Home in the Kennebunkport area.

Passed through Saco and Biddeford, Maine

Above Left: Saco River.

Above Right: Biddeford, Maine.

Above: Flamingo's ready themselves to fly south for the winter <Joke>.
These are Plastic Flamingos that were positioned in wetlands between Biddeford and Kennebunkport, Maine.

Above: Wildwood Baptist Chapel, a little chapel located between two houses.
I tried to get more information but my Internet search results were unreliable.

Coastal Kennebunkport

Above Left: Full splendor.

Above Right: Approaching the sea coast of the Kennebunkport area.

Above: Salt Marsh.

Above Left: President Bush’s summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine.

Above Right: President Bush’s coastal view.

Above: President Bush’s summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine.

Above: Dennis, Teresa Struck, and the Bee, along with Vickie, not parking, with President Bush’s summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine, in the background (Photo by Judy).

Above Left: There was a low-profile monument there, I did not read it, I believe the monument is dedicated to Seamen. The monument is nicely maintained.

Above Right: We continued riding south in-and-out of coastal views on Maine Hwy-9 and that is Pam and Vickie ahead.

Kennebunkport, Maine

Kennebunk and Area

Above Left: We joined our companions in a roadside break. This is a rather typical breaktime setup with the support van and trailer. This break was set-up in the large Dunkin Donuts parking lot (with the permission of the Doughnut Shop) and we were allowed to use their facilities. See next image.

Above Right: Dunkin Donuts - Un-beknownst to us, Dunkin Donut stores in the Northeast are as commonly located as 7-11s in the rest of the USA and they are frequent meeting places for a variety of people and purposes.

Above Left: We stopped for a water break and looked up to see this Lesser Sandhill Crain wondering around someone's front yard.

Above Right: Fall foliage.

Above Left: Fall foliage and the Bee Riders (photo by Judy).

Above Right: Boat Launch in the Cape Neddick river estuary (photo by Judy).

Above: Terry, Dennis, and the Bee riding through a Cape Neddick, Maine, wetland area (photo by Judy).

York Beach Area

Above: Long Beach Road of the York Beach Area, looking North and South respectively.

We became soooo LOST!
(York Peninsula Area)

Above: We missed a turn and became very lost. We traveled until we (Terry) could ask for directions and get our bearings at a major road intersection, then we pulled off the road to report by a Cell Phone call to Judy. Judy was quite worried. Terry and Judy created a plan of action for us to intercept the course.

We were recipients of this season's first Acorn Bombing. While we were riding and when we were stopped, Acorns were falling out of the oak trees at random and we took a few hits. In this picture, notice the acorns on the ground and road. It doesn't hurt but it is a surprise and it was the first time that Dennis had experienced Acorn Bombing since being a kid.

From Lost in York to On-Course in Kittery, Maine

Above Left: Us traveling through York suburbia to intercept US-1 for our correct travel course.

Above Right: Fourteen (14) miles later, left onto Wipple Rd (in Kittery, Maine).

From Kittery, Maine, to Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Above Left: Warren's Lobster House, Kittery.

Above Right: Standing in Kittery, Maine, on US-1, looking into Portsmouth, New Hampshire, across the Piscataqua River.

Above Left: Crossing the Piscataqua River on US Hwy-1 (looking westward).

Above Right: There used to be a sign here (looking eastward).

Welcome to Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Above Left: We navigated through the old downtown area.

Above Right: We navigated through old neighborhood areas and we found our hotel.

Portsmouth at Night

Above Left: The downtown view north from where we had dinner (nice dinner BTW).

Above Right: Portsmouth Halloween decorations and a well lit church in the background.