Bar Harbor Day – July 31

Saturday July 31, 2010, 68 miles (109 km) – Total so far: 4,096 miles (6,592 km)

What a day!  Of course the main event was getting to Bar Harbor and the Atlantic Ocean but the day was chock full of other  great sights and wonderful memories.

The first WOW of the day was Fort Knox and the bridge over the Penobscot Narrows.  As we rode around a bend in the road there it was!   A stunning bridge with dramatic geometric designs.  As an added benefit was a freighter being towed upstream that we were able  to watch from the top of the bridge.

We got a birds eye view of Bar Harbor about 3 miles from town. It is a vast and dramatic harbor.  From that lookout we turned inland and entered Arcadia National Park.  We rode the last two miles of trip through the park.

Finally we arrived in Bar Harbor!  The most important task was to get to the beach and dip the front wheel of our bikes in the ocean thus ending our coast to coast odyssey.  We had to coordinate 27 people to get the pictures taken. We created quite a stir on the beach.  For about 30 minutes we were the main tourist attraction in town.  Everyone was cheering for us.    That evening the entire group went out for a lovely celebratory dinner complete with a champagne  toast.

Bridge over Penobscot Narrows

Freighter being tugged up the river

The Group Photo at the Atlantic

The perfect ending!