The idea to bike hundreds of miles was born last year when we were taking our 100 mile walk through the woods. While Tony and I walked deliriously through the Shenandoah National Park we came up with the idea of a bikecation. Not the bikecation that you spend 1,000's of dollars on and everything is planned for you. No, this vacation would require a lot more work. We would go our own way, carry our own equipment, and plan everything. We would be in charge!
We tossed a few ideas around about where we would like this bikecation to happen. Vermont? New Hampshire? Finally we decided on Maine. We have never been to Maine and what better way to see it than by bicycle. Step one complete!
We are not bikers. We have bikes and we ride them down the street or to work sometimes, but we don't go and just ride bikes for miles at a time.
After telling mom and dad about our plan they wanted to come too. They jumped on board quickly. They like to bike. Much of their current fitness and weight loss is due to riding their bicycles. They have done a few long rides in their area and both seem to enjoy it. The planning shortly got underway. I once again became the task master for this trip. All the planning and delivery of such plans were in my hands. We divided up the tasks and everyone soon got to work.
We all have multiple jobs to include safety, location of hospitals (in case we have an accident), rest stops, and sightseeing. We also have to be versed in bike repair and Maine traffic laws and bike signals. Now this would be easy if we were bikers but we aren't.
This trip is a monster but we are up for the task, after all who wouldn't want to ride their bike 400 miles around Maine?
TIME TO TRAIN!
