Celebration ride begins!

Greetings persistent followers of adventure!
   I am getting a fare few amount of emails saying that we should keep blogging. Well, I will be, so turn that smile onto extra wide and ask yourself about the long face!
   Our celebration ride started yesterday as we made our way out of Portland from Rick and Nola's house. They actually gave us a ride into Portland to bike shop to check out pannier issues I had (I broke one latch). The bike shop couldn't help us any, they didn't have our panniers in stock. No fear, Rick and Nola let me borrow one of their L.L. Bean panniers! Not only that, they also helped us out by driving us half way up our 80 mile route! Which you may think is cheating... But we pedaled coast to coast, ocean to ocean, across this great country. Now, we can hitch a ride if we want!
   They dropped us off about 45 miles up the road, or in Maine words, "Bout an houah". We said our goodbyes, and said we will be returning their things on our way back through Portland! Thanks bunches Nola and Rick! I can't wait for my next visit to Portland!
   The ride to our next warmshowers host house was easy after 45 miles at 75 miles an hour! We arrived at Dorothy's house in Mercer, Maine around 3:00. She was gardening when we got there and she heard us roll up. With introductions out of the way, Dorothy showed us where we would be sleeping in her guest barn! Man, it was gorgeous. Rustic, old barn that is refurbished with a kitchen, bathroom, and two beds facing a beautiful prairie!
   Then she quickly showed us her home and got all the fixings ready so we could cook ourselves spaghetti! She then took off to her band meeting thing and left us to eat some delicious food and watch a show about the Kalahari Desert in Africa, therefore proving that jungle/deserts do exist. Sleep soon followed.
   This morning Dorothy made us some delectable  buckwheat pancakes! Then, continuing with the kindness of Maine and its pure ability to make you happier and happier, Dorothy drove us 30 miles up our route on what was another 80 mile day today! Thank you so much Dorothy for allowing us the use of your kitchen and your food while you were out!
   So today was about 50 miles into nowhere Maine. We are hanging out at another warmshowers house with a great couple, Nancy and Paul, originally from Michigan! Tomorrow, Paul is going to give us a ride all the way to Katahdin!!! WAHOOO! Maine we love! Also, we love Nancy's zuechinni/blueberry bread! Tomorrow, its french toast for breakfast!
   I tried to get Matt to do this post for you guys about his feelings of our epic journey. I figure it a good idea to let Matt and Nate get their ideas and feelings scrawled onto this internet book of books. BUT, Matt is said he was too tired and didn't want to type anything for our great followers! WHAT A POOPHEAD! (I would have asked Nate, but he was already asleep). Soooo Matt says he will EVENTUALLY get to doing that for you guys... I want everyone to comment about how lame Matt is for not wanting to thrill our readers with the glory of his internal feelings.
   Next time we blog, we will have reached the summit of the highest point in Maine on Baxter Peak! We will be on our way to Barr Harbor and Acadia National Park! Thanks for following everyone! Please continue reading and the donations page is still open! Also, I haven't gotten any complaints about the donations and the bike raffle and the only thing they've come up with for me to raffle off my bike is a silent auction in the future where peoples donations would then already not be recognized to win the bike. So, as of now, there is still no raffle! Sorry folks! But please, if you do have hard feelings feel free to email me at michelsjoseph@gmail.com
   Much love Planet Earth!

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 Us with Rick, Nola, and Jen in front!

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