This photo is less than 2 miles from the hotel; the final state crossing.
It was a day we decided to really enjoy and savor; smell the lilac and listen to the birds. Tim has an app that identifies bird calls in real time.
Maine is really beautiful, clean and friendly. For the most part, the yards are taken care of; annuals and perennials are blooming, large lawns/fields are mowed and we saw some vegetables gardens being planted. We had breakfast 20 miles into Maine at the Omelette Factory in Ogunquit. It is always fun eating at the bar and watching the nonstop action. 
In addition to country road we also enjoyed the designated bike routes: US1, Eastern Trail and the East Coast Greenway.
We have a running total of miles since Key West; prior to starting today our mileage was 2427. Today was supposedly to be 65 miles, leaving us 8 miles short of 2500. 🤫We decided to visit a couple breweries listed on Google Maps that were not far off the route. The first one was not a brewery, it just served Lone Pine Brews and it was along the shoreline with all the crazy tourist attractions/traps. We decided to keep going. 
The second one may be place they brew beer, but it most definitely was not public establishment. For about 2 miles we were riding on a well used dirt multi purpose trail made on a former railway track. Tim proposed we find an alternate route so we wouldn’t have to ride through muddy areas (after yesterday’s downpour). It was not pleasant on the busy roads, and we had to stop to navigate multiple times, climb additional hills…Long story short… we ended up returning to the designated bike path further down the line and found our way to Foul Mouthed Brewing in South Portland across the Casco Bay Bridge from our hotel. Again we sat at the bar, chatted with locals and got a flight of their brews while munching on brisket nachos. The bartend provided the flight “on him” as a congratulations to us on the end of a successful journey.
It almost sounds made up, but when we arrived at our hotel our daily miles was 72.66 miles… rounded to 73…. Making our entire journey 2500 miles!
Thrilled to be done! We cleaned up and set out to explore the cool touristy area near our hotel.
Visited Stars and Stripes Brewery, where we shared a flight and got recommendations for sites and tastes of Portland Maine.
One recommendation was also the place with live music and patio seating. Portland Lobster Company was a great spot for a Lobster Roll and a crab salad.
It was a wonderful day. Today’s stats: 73 miles, 2666’ feet of climbing, final state crossing, 2 breweries and one happy couple excited to be done.
In addition to country road we also enjoyed the designated bike routes: US1, Eastern Trail and the East Coast Greenway.
The second one may be place they brew beer, but it most definitely was not public establishment. For about 2 miles we were riding on a well used dirt multi purpose trail made on a former railway track. Tim proposed we find an alternate route so we wouldn’t have to ride through muddy areas (after yesterday’s downpour). It was not pleasant on the busy roads, and we had to stop to navigate multiple times, climb additional hills…Long story short… we ended up returning to the designated bike path further down the line and found our way to Foul Mouthed Brewing in South Portland across the Casco Bay Bridge from our hotel. Again we sat at the bar, chatted with locals and got a flight of their brews while munching on brisket nachos. The bartend provided the flight “on him” as a congratulations to us on the end of a successful journey.
It almost sounds made up, but when we arrived at our hotel our daily miles was 72.66 miles… rounded to 73…. Making our entire journey 2500 miles!
Thrilled to be done! We cleaned up and set out to explore the cool touristy area near our hotel.
Visited Stars and Stripes Brewery, where we shared a flight and got recommendations for sites and tastes of Portland Maine.
One recommendation was also the place with live music and patio seating. Portland Lobster Company was a great spot for a Lobster Roll and a crab salad.
It was a wonderful day. Today’s stats: 73 miles, 2666’ feet of climbing, final state crossing, 2 breweries and one happy couple excited to be done.
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