Day 5 recap

Day 5. Bar Harbor to Stowe

More bullet form.

• Went from Bar Harbor to Bangor on the quick. Hopped on I-95 and set the throttle at 80 MPH and didn't even bother looking for cops. More take-no-prisoners riding. 100 miles down by 10 am. No coffee, no food, just a quick jump on th day. And those 100 felt like a drive to the grocery store.
• Started with a run up Cadillac mountain, which set the stage for the rest of the day. After the interstate run, we spent the entire day in the twitsies. Fun riding, but more shitty road surfaces still prevail.
• Eric's gas leak is gettign pretty major. It just drips down the left side of his engine constantly. No smoking allowed within 15 feet of his ride.
• Staying at Stowe Mountain Lodge. A great place that is still trying to work its shit out. Half the place is still under construction, and they are still training the staff. It's billed as a 5-star hotel, and looks like one. But they bring one cup with the room service coffee, even though it comes along with two breakfasts. The staff is over-eager. The layout is terrible. There's no way to see to open the blinds without forcing them. Or to turn on half the lights in the room. There's no furniture in the common spaces. They haven't sorted out how to coordinate the bellboy/valet/front desk procedure, and will leave you sitting around waiting (multiple times).
• Doors open on to each other. No place to put towels by the shower. Paint masking tape on the doors. Now don't get me wrong, this is the nicest place we've stayed, and I'm glad to be here. But they have some shit to sort out. They claim 5 stars, but any rating group would tear this place apart.
• I had multiple navigation failures. Missed a few rods. Took a wrong way on the interstate for 5 miles. Probably cost us an hour and 30 miles with my fuck ups yesterday.
• Raining out now, but time to roll anyway.