Katie MacDonald - Bike the US for MS
DAY 5 - June 1 - Lincoln, NH TO Thetford, VT - 57.7MIBecause the day was going to be fairly short (50mi), a bunch of people headed out to grab breakfast at a local diner in Lincoln. After fuelling ourselves for the morning, we set off. The day started off with another mountain pass - shorter than Kankamagus, but a lot steeper in some sections. At the top of the climb was Beaver Pond, where we stopped to take some photos, and ran into a couple from Ottawa. Such small world! After the climbing was over it was basically all downhill to the first rest stop in Haverhill. We crossed over into Fairlee, VT for lunch at the Whippi Dip which was delicious. I got beef tacos and a brownie sundae for dessert. It is absolutely incredible how much I have to eat to keep my body fuelled for biking. After lunch, we crossed back into New Hampshire to get back on route, and then crossed into Vermont again a little later. We found out earlier in the day that the construction going up Thetford Hill was nearly impossible to bike through, so we had to take a detour that added about 9 miles to the day. It was completely worth it though, because when we arrived in Thetford, people from the community were there cheering us on and handing out cold towels to cool us down. They even cooked us dinner that night! After dinner, a bunch of us headed down to the river with some of the locals, who showed us their favourite place to swim. It even had a rope swing that some of us took a couple turns on. We also saw a beaver swimming around, which lead Julia, who was in the process of getting into the water, to ask "are beavers aggressive?". After swimming, Nancy let us into her home to shower and use wifi. The people we are meeting on this trip are so generous, it's incredible! All-in-all, probably the best day of the trip so far.
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katie macdonald
Summer 2016, I biked 4,295 miles, coast to coast across the USA to raise money and awareness for MS. March 2017, I biked self-contained from San Francisco to San Diego with my friend Carissa. August 2017 I connected the dots and biked from Seattle to San Francisco. Summer 2018 I am heading to the UK! Follow my journey here! Miles biked for MS:
6,800.13
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