Day 65 - Portsmouth to Ogunquit - Two Far 2022 - Reunion Bound (the long way around) - CycleBlaze

June 13, 2022

Day 65 - Portsmouth to Ogunquit

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It was a short route from Portsmouth to Ogunquit.  We hung around the hotel under about 12:30, which was a nice way to start the day.

These bicycle boxes are a good safety feature. Portsmouth seemed like a pretty bike friendly town.
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We visited an interesting museum in Portsmouth.  The USS Albacore is a research submarine built at the Portsmouth Naval Yard.  It was used to test experimental features for Cold War era submarines and was in service from 1953 to 1972.  Audio stations on the vessel gave information about the ship during the self-guided tour.

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What Albacore and her crew did
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I find it more interesting to imagine daily life on a small sub.  One word would be cozy.

Crew berths - sometimes berths were shared between crew working different shifts.
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I can't imagine sleeping like this - and underwater!
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Looks complicated
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This reminded me a little bit of the "private bathroom" we had in an Amtrak compartment. The shower just comes down on everything.
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Alain AbbateReminds me of "wet" bathrooms in Thailand.
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Sorry, Kerry, no Diet Coke.
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Comfortable working conditions are not high on the priority list on a sub
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One of the two emergency escape hatches.
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The Ghost Ship. Built by a private company in Portsmouth, but never accepted by the US Navy.
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View of the Portsmouth Naval Yard
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Piscataqua River between New Hampshire and Maine
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In Maine, we rode from Kittery through York and on to Ogunquit.  We didn't make any stops, but here are some Maine coast pictures.

Trinity Church in York.
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York Harbor
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York Beach - I wondered if this were imported sand, since the shoreline we've been seeing is very rocky.
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Peace
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Low tide
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People enjoying the shallow water at low tide
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Ogunquit Beach
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Today's ride: 25 miles (40 km)
Total: 2,213 miles (3,561 km)

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