May 6 Cadillac Mt.-Acadia Park Loop M-35.3,T-3:22.49,Avg-10.44,El-2623

M-16.19,T-1:48:54,Avg-8.92,El-1653

I got the bike together yesterday with only a few snafus and the usual forgotten items at home.Mark of Stanwood Velo Sport did a excellent job of truing the wheels up before I left. Only to have Magilla at UPS realign them on the trip out east. The local Bar Harbor bike shop amiably assisted with a second dewobbling to get me off on my adventure west.  

I did a short ride up Cadillac Mt. yesterday. A good warm up for the bike and I which  helped to get the bugs out of both. I enjoyed the familiarity of riding to and the confidence it brings being so far away from home.

Elation describes  my latest new equipment upgrades from REI. Sleeping pad and compression bag for my sleeping bag have helped to  increase my pannier space by 20%. The first tour I've been on with space to spare. It's like moving from a Apt. to a house and you don't know what to do with the space.

Riding Acadia Park today and it looks like in the rain. Then off west towards home tomorrow.