We started out early 5:30 and were on the bikes by 6:30. First dawn had a red sky - and you know what that means, Sailors be warned. The sun was shining through a rain storm just as the day started. It seems that there were steams of cold air pushing rain in narrow bands. Turns out those bands would case us all day. It was strange driving through near 30C temps and then within minutes, pushing through 18C cold blasts. Lots of high level moisture and anvil clouds.
Having said that, we missed most of the rain although it was persistently in the distance, with sounds of thunder, lightning in the distance (while we were in the sun), dark clouds and rain slick roads in varying states of drying.
We crossed New York state into Vermont via lake Champlain and worked our way down on 89 to make time, and then Highway 2 east for a scenic trip with stops in Mont Pellier, capital of Vermont, Mexico Maine and ending up in Wilkin Maine. Rain caught up to us in the last part of the trip, entering Mexico and then all the way to Wilkin.
Vermont roads are spectacular, similar to Pennsylvania, only the hills are much higher. It does seem though that the towns are not maintaining the parts of the roads that belong to them, so the federal sections are in great shape but municipal sections are literally falling apart. Did more gravel than Jonathan cares to do on his Suzuki Bergman. The 800GS of course just ate the gravel sections right up. We made a wrong turn at one time and while Jonathan turned his Suzi around to get back on track, the Beemer just went over the curb, through a field and back onto the road.
Dinner was order in - Italian, that was one of the best Alfredo/Cabonarra every (really). Ordered a few beers to the room since it was too rainy to make it to the beer store. In bed by 10, no doubt, an early start. Looks like we will be at the Atlantic tomorrow.
Total km= 713
Having said that, we missed most of the rain although it was persistently in the distance, with sounds of thunder, lightning in the distance (while we were in the sun), dark clouds and rain slick roads in varying states of drying.
We crossed New York state into Vermont via lake Champlain and worked our way down on 89 to make time, and then Highway 2 east for a scenic trip with stops in Mont Pellier, capital of Vermont, Mexico Maine and ending up in Wilkin Maine. Rain caught up to us in the last part of the trip, entering Mexico and then all the way to Wilkin.
Vermont roads are spectacular, similar to Pennsylvania, only the hills are much higher. It does seem though that the towns are not maintaining the parts of the roads that belong to them, so the federal sections are in great shape but municipal sections are literally falling apart. Did more gravel than Jonathan cares to do on his Suzuki Bergman. The 800GS of course just ate the gravel sections right up. We made a wrong turn at one time and while Jonathan turned his Suzi around to get back on track, the Beemer just went over the curb, through a field and back onto the road.
Dinner was order in - Italian, that was one of the best Alfredo/Cabonarra every (really). Ordered a few beers to the room since it was too rainy to make it to the beer store. In bed by 10, no doubt, an early start. Looks like we will be at the Atlantic tomorrow.
Total km= 713
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