Greg & Camille Go Bike

While the night was clear, the morning brought some showers that delayed our departure from the campsite a few hours. After a quick breakfast of quinoa and lentils (in addition to the usual coffee, of course), we followed the coast through Kennebunkport, ME where we picked up spare tubes. We really enjoyed the marsh scenery on the way to downtown Saco and Biddeford. In town, we ran into a noisy bunch at the laundromat-cafe LaundryUp. It seemed like most customers were locals who frequented the cafe's bar often and were all acquainted, joking and teasing each other. We continued on with brief stops at the library and Walgreens. Old Orchard Beach was one of our favorites to bike through; a beach town shut down for the season, it was peaceful and charming with only a few dozen people about.

A beautiful sunset over the West Scarborough marshes welcomed us to the Wild Duck Campground. Kevin, another biker who was camping nearby, gave us another welcome shortly after we arrived. He invited us to join him and his wife Monica at the campfire set up near their RV. They were very interested in our trip and told us about some bike events Kevin had done in New Jersey, including a 200+ mile 1-day ride to Cape May. Unfortunately, we didn't get to stay long since we had an early morning the next day, so we tucked in early after planning our subsequent route.