milage 346
total milage 5389
camping fee $0.... yea
This morning I woke up and realized that I would not last the trip with the cash/routes we were doing. Martin and I decided to split up. We rode about 30 miles to breakfast and afterwards he headed north on hwy 1 and I headed North on I-295. The last 80 miles or so was on scenic hwy 11, lots of moose warning signs but no moose. Got in about 4:30 and took picture at the post office. It was heavy mist/light rain so I checked motel..to expensive. I found a little market where the owners wife made a dinner special. After eating I asked if I could camp there and they said yes, anywhere out back...3-5 acres. So in the rain I started setting up...when a voice asked if I was planning on sleeping there in the rain. I now met Herman who offered me the use of his garage to camp in which I gladly took him up on. Later Herman took me the the Four Corner Monument the city is building for riders to take pics of instead of the post office. Herman is a decendent of the original Acadian settlers or the town and told me how they arrived. Then he took me into the hills to try and find moose. But there was to much rain, he said they were all bedded down. He showed me the local paper plant and told me about the worlds longest steam line. Jackie (Hermans' wife) offered me the use of their shower but by this time (after 1/2 a beer) I was falling asleep and sadly declined. Down the hill to the shed I went. Got to dry out my tent while I was in there so it was great, wish I could find one every day..Thanks a lot Herman and Jackie, it was much appreciated.
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