When I was planning where to stay I figured the Motel 6 would be a safe bet. After all, what are the chances I would need reservations in Bangor, Maine. UH – pretty good if that happens to be the night the Dave Mathews Band is playing. We were told that there was no room at the Inn and were looking at other hotels and possible campground options when someone called and canceled their reservation – We’re IN. It got really quite while the concert was going and a little loud when everyone got back, but all in all – we were happy to be here.
Full up at the Motel 6
It was a nice ride up to Madawaska even though about half of it was on Interstate 95. All interstates are not created equal and I-95 north of Bangor isn’t that bad. Not too much to see, but being able to go 80 (75 mph speed limit & nobody on the road) really eats up the miles. Oh, I forgot to tell you that we were able to leave the trailer at the Motel 6 in Bangor so we were unencumbered for the run up and back to corner #4. Now that I think about it – the trailer hasn’t been there for any of the corner runs. Just as well – makes getting around much easier when you aren’t draggin’ an anchor.
This Four Corners ride is a sanctioned ride with the Southern California Motorcycle Association and they have quite a few riders that do it every year. One of them loved the ride so much that he paid to have a park built in Madawaska. Today the park exists on the donations they get and the work of volunteers. It’s a nice little park and we made a donation and got our pictures for the blog.
Madawaska, Maine June 7, 2014.
Madawaska actually has a Harley Dealer (kinda – mostly a t-shirt shop) so we quickly headed over there since we only had 25 minutes before they closed. I was happy we weren’t there on Sunday or Monday as they are closed both of those days and they had a pretty cool shirt that I picked up as a souvenir. Robin found one as well but it’s a bit more generic than mine. We got a line on the best place in town to stay from the girls at the Harley dealer and headed for the Gateway Hotel. One stop shopping, bar, restaurant, and crash pad. Who could ask for more – well… there is one more thing we needed & didn’t have. Internet access – their wireless wasn’t working and there was no way to use our cell phones as a hot spot because as far as our cell phones were concerned, we were in Canada – no data plan in Canada. Oh well, just means that you had to wait a little while for this post.
The monument at Four Corners Park.
The “going” is done now, the rest will be “coming back”. It’s time for that too – off and on, I’ve got places to go and people to see on the way back to California and I don’t want to feel like I have to hurry to get any of it done. This will mean a much more leisurely return trip.