Our riding group expanded today as May Toms from CCST13 joined Gail, Wendy, Marilyn B., and I to bike from Kennebunk to Freeport.  We were headed inland, away from the coast, and were warned about hills.  The landscape was quite green, forests,  small farms, few towns (the population of the state of Maine is less than the population of metropolitan Indianapolis).

Traffic picked up a bit near Sebago Lake, a popular boating location, though it seemed quiet for a Sunday, but the temperatures are still cool.  We had been encouraged to stop at Skippy’s Scoops in Windham, at mile 41.5, only to discover that the ice cream shop didn’t open until noon, and it was 11:45 am.  Our group opted to take a pass and continued on.

Then the hills began and my legs did not want to cooperate.  I was quite slow, and walked one that had a 16% grade.  Luckily Nancy H.’s wife Emilie came along to take photos after I was back on the bike.  We made it to Freeport around 2 pm and ate lunch in the Broad Arrow Tavern before going to our rooms for rest and showers.

No dinner around the circle for me tonight – I enjoyed dinner with Bill Phillips, an Oxy friend, whom I haven’t seen for 30 years!!  Amazing that we have kept in touch – and quick to catch up over a delicious steak.  Then we walked a bit in town; L.L. Bean is the focal point.

63.57 miles today; 3700+ ft of ascent.  2559.74 miles from Fort Lauderdale; 2788.22 miles from Key West.