Nicole and I were lucky enough to get to ride around Great Pond, which is the largest lake in the Belgrade lakes chain.
We started in Rome (seriously, Maine has some odd names for its towns), turned south before we hit Oakland, rode through the center of Belgrade and then circled back in Rome.
Only in Maine can one realistically ride through Rome and Belgrade in the same day.
The ride was fun--for the most part at least. Nicole still needs to work on her hill climbing technique. We hit a series of peaks and drops in the final leg of the trip. Each time, Nicole made the near fatal mistake of actually using the brakes on the downhill, thus starting from zero at the base of the downhill, thus forcing us to climb the hill rather than use the momentum to coast to each hill's midpoint. We'll have to work on that.
And there was some good sightseeing, of course. You can see a lot more when you're riding a bike as opposed to driving a car. Although I have been vacationing up there with my family for the last 21 years, I actually caught a glimpse neighboring Mesalonskee Lake for the first time of my life. We also snapped some great photos of a horse stable outside of Belgrade.
Post ride was a real treat. We took a boat ride out to Otter Island. In two decades, I have never once seen any otters there, but it is a great place to go swimming. It felt good to cool off and indulge myself into thinking I was competing in some sort of triathlon.
In seven weeks, we will return to Maine, instead to mighty Cadillac Mountain. In another seven weeks, we will will be at Key West!
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