Day 46 Portland to Portland - North Conway NH to Portland ME and the Atlantic Ocean
We made it! 46 days. 3800 miles. 157k feet of elevation. What an amazing trip. The welcoming committee was tremendous. Family, cowbells, posters, Maryland flags, dogs and champagne. And a tire dip in the Atlantic. We had a nice easy 68 miles today. The anticipation grew as the ride went on and we could start to smell the ocean. We arranged for our "lanterne rogue" to lead us to the beach. 74 year old rider from California who road every inch of the trip. Most of them as a solo rider. A true inspiration to us all. 75% of the riders were EFI. No one voluntarily elected to get in the van to cut a day short. Those that didn't complete every mile were sick, recovering from an accident or temporarily left the trip due to a death in the family. Wow! that is pretty impressive. A trip I will never forget, relationships and memories that will last a lifetime and the knowledge that I w...