45 miles. Two climbs and some rain at the end.

Camilla dropped us off and off we rode into a cloudy day.

Old friends.

The great news for me is that by inflating my tires to the recommended psi, I was able to climb and bike much more easily, I could even keep up with Maja (more or less) on our two climbs!!!

Other than that it was a fairly uneventful ride through Piermont and Haverhill and the “fun” began with the climb around Mt. Moosilauke at North Haverhill. At our break it started to rain a light mist and at the peak of the second climb it started raining in earnest.

The lake at the top of our climbs today

The ride down was wet and we made it to Lincoln more than a little soaked. Our friend Larry had arranged for us to store our bikes overnight at Rodgers Ski and Sport. We waited for him at the local Dunkin’ Donuts and warmed ourselves with coffee, hot chocolate and, yes, donuts. Camilla had packed us delicious sandwiches that we wolfed down there as well.

Larry picked us up and drove us to his and Cheryl’s condo in Waterville Valley for the night and tomorrow we will return to Lincoln, pick up our bikes and head up the last major climb of our trip, Kancamagus.

A beautiful, dry set stone wall along the road.