Bangor Maine on Schedule

We stopped a little north of Hartford, Connecticut last night. Despite stopping late, we got off early this morning. However, we had some maintenance issues. Burgma and I both needed oil, she needed to top off her tire pressure and we had an improvised cowling repair.
The rest of the day was spectacular. By early afternoon we had been in five states. Connecticut, through Massachusetts to Vermont,  on to New Hampshire and then on to Maine. We took Routes 9 and 4 through Vermont and New Hamphire. This back way avoided Boston and its environs. Although a little longer it was so nice to be off the interstates. There was little traffic, mostly Sunday drivers and a lot of local bikers out for rides. None of these states require helmets and most riders do not wear them.
We lunched in Concord. Carolyn was asked about her V-Strom by an SV 650 rider who is considering a change to the Strom. Of course she explained why it is the perfect all round bike.
Traffic was heavy as we got on the interstate in Portsmouth. Apparently everyone on the lower East Coast went to Maine for the 4th of July weekend. There were three and four lanes on I-95 southbound (the Maine Turnpike) competely packed and moving at a crawl. Traffic northbound was heavy until we made our way past Portland. At that point we nearly had the road to ourselves. Even the interstate here is designated scenic. Lots of evergreens, gentle hills, rivers emptying into coastal waters. With minimal road construction and light traffic we made good time and enjoyed the ride into Bangor. We were checked into the motel by 5:00 pm and headed out to Captain Nick's for a lobster dinner in a real railroad car.
With luck we will complete our second corner tomorrow and head into Canada. (Already if we went just a few miles due east we would be in Canada and in a time zone an hour ahead of eastern time!)