Today we started with the popular "which way is the right way?" GPS syndrome. The GPS knows where you are and where you need to go but it does not know what direction you are headed until you start moving nor does it know the layout of a motel parking lot. So there is oftentimes some confusion when starting out. And sometimes there is confusion later on. Clint and I have 2 different GPS units and they while they both will get us to our destination and any selected locations on the way they may, and in fact do select different routes to do this. Most of it is the same but sometimes one will say to turn while the other says to go straight. For this reason and also that Clint has planned all of the routes and sights he and Charleen want to see we usually follow him. It is easy for us to return and see anything that we missed but it is a once in a lifetime opportunity for them. Today was no exception, we had to search a little at the start to keep the lady in the GPS happy but then we were on our way. Our end destination was a motel in Attleborough about 45 minutes south of Boston. (45 minutes at normal times, not during the commuter rush hour) We prefer the back roads where we can see the country, the houses, the small towns and of course an occasional coffee stop and some chit-chat with the locals. As a result a 4 hour, boring, direct route ends up taking 10 hours of quality, enjoyable riding time. Today we started in Vermont, went to New Hampshire, then Maine and finally into Massachusetts. We stopped for breakfast at a 50s-60s style diner and later for gas at a small station/restaurant/liquor store by a small lake. This was a busy place with cars going and out all the time. Then we checked out the non-poor people at York Point on the beach and also their local light house. This was our first stop on the Atlantic coast but won't be the last. We got a small taste of the Boston area traffic and then finally arrived at our motel about 45 minutes south of Boston itself. 300 miles.
Love these tree covered roads
York Point, Maine lighthouse
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