Day 6,7&8-Vt Nh Mn Nb Ns Cb

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Sorry for falling behind in the posts, but a nagging foot injury has tired me out. It is better today though still swollen.

Back to day 6 which was Thursday, our departure from Lake George. Our ride took us out the bottom of the lake on Route 9 which was quite twisty and hilly just what we bikers enjoy. The weather was overcast but dry. We made good time except for the fact that I stopped often looking for stickers for my bike mostly to no avail.

We rode into a small town in New Hampshire where the streets merged at the centre of town. This could have been any mid western town from the 1800s. Parking in front of the only cafe in town, we ordered coffee and sat outside watching this sleepy little town go about its business. I had asked about stickers and was referred to the town hall…the big brick building on the corner with the Sheriffs office next door. She could have easily just pointed it was kitty corner to where we stood. So over I saunter leaving Don to tend to our rides. The girl at the old wooden desk flashed me a big smile and I immediately fell into some kind of trance…..I pictured me popping the question and her reply….you al want a sticker then just buy a girl a drink over at the Saloon…..I was about to say sure when she jumped up and smiling like we where long lost buddies asked how she could be of help…still in a stupor, I popped the sticker question….her answer brought me back to reality…Walmart in the next town, maybe. I could tell that she wanted to be of more help but I was at a loss for words and bid fair well.

We stopped for the night in Farmington Maine. Next morning we headed for Calaise Maine or St Stephens NB. The ride was under cloudy skys but no rain…..everyone we encountered warned us of the pending Tropical Storm. We spent the evening of the 7th night in St Johns in an over priced 50’s vintage motel….my kind of place but with a 4 star price. It was well under the 5 star so we took it…. Calaise Maine…the girls at Urban Moose gave me a sticker….ya

Day 8 we awoke to a torrential downpour, packing the bikes and fighting strong wind gusts all the way to Baddack Cape Breton where we landed a nice room with a view for a reasonable price. What a nice guy to let two completely drenched motorcyclist into this place….tomorrow is suppose to clear and we are hoping to board a ferry to Port-aux Basque NFL. Still raining but this turned to hail…give us a break..I’ve been pushed off the hwy twice today at 100k using my feet to hold the bike upright is almost pant filling……..