Morning in Bar Harbor

We cleaned up and headed out to dinner to The Blaze, a wood fired grill restaurant. Packed at 9pm, they boast a contemporary feel, modern menu, and 30+ craft beers on tap with a menu that helped pair beers with food. Jef had a Jerk grouper special and I had lobster and scallop risotto.

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The next morning, we were treated to a delicious breakfast of roasted grapefruit and blueberry pancakes (Tim’s specialty) and great conversation with the other guests at the Canterbury Cottage.

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We were still a little road weary from the previous day so we decided to wander around the town.

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After the rest, we got back on the bike and headed for New Hampshire. We thought we would ride maybe 280-300 miles. We needed fuel for the ride…

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We searched for a place to eat in Manchester, New Hampshire, and found The Red Arrow Diner, a place featured in Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, and rated as one of the best ten diners in the US. Usually they have a line to get in, but we hit dinner early, around 4, so we didn’t have to wait. The booth we sat in apparently sat Hillary Clinton, Ray Brewer and The Barenaked Ladies. I am sure those were interesting conversations at that booth! (to be a fly on the wall). Jef had the deep fried hamburger and onin rings, and I had the Sloppy Moe. Too much to finish for the both of us!

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It was a bit too early to stop, so we decided to drive a little further to a town called Peterborough. There was a quaint motel along a river called the Jack Daniel’s Motel, but it was full. So, we were told to head toward Keene, NH. It was cold, and we were getting tired, so we ended up at a Holiday Inn Express chain in suburbs of Keene with a clean room, warm shower and free breakfast to fuel us for the next ride. Hooha! Jef and Margi

Road Test

Heading out for road test
Heading out for road test

Last weekend we wanted to test out the Kawasaki by taking a 2.5 hour ride to have dinner at Triple XXX Root Beer in West Lafayette, featured on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. We both found the bike rode well, the Northern Indiana views beautiful, and the company excellent.  We did have to adjust the suspension to smooth out the ride home, but outside of that, it rode like a dream.  We think, based on fuel and miles done, that we are running around 50mpg.

Once at our destination, we enjoyed juicy burgers, scrumptious onion rings and cold mugs of root beer at Triple XXX Root Beer. The burgers were ground fresh in the original drive-in, and well worth the trip. If you want ice in your root beer, you have to request it.  We had a lovely ride home, reaching home just as it was getting dark, allowing us to test lights and visibility. We plan to upgrade the headlights in the upcoming weeks. Great road test…hooha! j & M

HooHa! Triple XXX root beer and burgers....mmmmm!
HooHa! Triple XXX root beer and burgers….mmmmm!