We left Bangor at 9:10 and headed along route 9 to Calais, Maine. We had 150km to travel so we decided to ride 20km segments, take a short break and repeat. The first 60km had several steep hills and after 3 hours we were feeling the strain. Another problem was the lack of restaurants along the route - there are no towns with over 200 people between Bangor and Calais. We counted 3 restaurants in the first 30km and then nothing until 110km where we found the Hilltop Cafe and finally had a lunch of fish chowder and tea. Back on the road we found the hills less steep but just as omnipresent. After 6 1/2 hours and 151km in the saddle we hit Calais and decided to cross into Canada and look for a motel in St. Stephen. Four motels and another 10km later we finally had a room.
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