Notice: Time - includes short stops at traffic lights, studying the map, etc.
| Day | 8. |
| Date | 11.9.1999 |
| Mileage | 30 |
| Time | |
| Average speed | |
| Total mileage | 274 |
Because of the heavy rain last night, all trails to the summit of Mt. Katahdin were closed. But I was told that they should be open the next day. So I decided to climb Mt. South Turner. During the hike, I saw another moose and a snake.
| Day | 9. |
| Date | 12.9.1999 |
| Mileage | 45 |
| Time | 4:27:21 |
| Average speed | 10 |
| Total mileage | 319 |
Early in the morning, I went to the park. Because of the large number of people on the Knife Edge Trail, I had to go to Katahdin Stream Camp and take part of the Appalachian Trail to the summit of Mt. Katahdin. I left my bike at the camp. It was a nice feeling to pass people who had overtaken me in their cars earlier. They greeted me.... Sometimes their surprised faces said everything ... :-)
It took me 2.5 hours to reach the summit. There was a strong, cold wind on the Katahdin Tableland. Immediately after I came down, I went to Millinocket. There was a paper company there - the biggest factory in the area.
I had just got on my bike when a car stopped behind me. The driver asked me about my travels and similar things. He - Allen - had cycled across the USA, Australia and New Zealand. Although I told him I was OK, he gave me some food and wished me good luck....
| Day | 10. |
| Date | 13.9.1999 |
| Mileage | 72 |
| Time | 5:13:00 |
| Average speed | 14 |
| Total mileage | 391 |
After six days, I was entering civilization again. I had to send some e-mails, so I stopped at the public library in Milo. The library was not going to open for another two hours, but by chance I met the librarian. She told me where the public bathroom was in case I needed it. I was not sure whether I already looked so bad that she thought I desperately needed it, or whether she was simply very kind. Later, when she came back, she smiled and told me: "I bought something for you," and gave me some rubber straps that made it easier to fasten my tent to my bike.
I sent a few e-mails and discovered that some friends of mine had had a car accident in Texas and were flying home. By evening, I met my friend Petr Mareček in ORONO. He was studying at the University of Maine. Do you like studying in the USA? Life there is really crazy, isn´t it, Petr?
| Day | 11. |
| Date | 14.9.1999 |
| Mileage | 0 |
| Time | 0 |
| Average speed | 0 |
| Total mileage | 391 |
I looked around the university and, together with Petr, visited the second-largest city in Maine - Bangor.
| Day | 12. |
| Date | 15.9.1999 |
| Mileage | 66 |
| Time | 4:50:00 |
| Average speed | 14 |
| Total mileage | 457 |
I attended a psychology class in the morning. I just wanted to find out whether I could understand it or not. I chose a class in a large lecture hall so that nobody would ask me anything ;-). I was surprised by the length of the classes. On Mon, Wed and Fri they were only 50 minutes long, while on Tue and Thu they lasted 75 minutes.
When I left, I became worried for the first time about a hurricane the size of Florida that was expected to reach Maine in two days. Beyond Skowhegan, I asked some people if I could sleep on their lawn by the road. Instead, they took me to their campsite by the river and even let me use their canoe,....
| Day | 13. |
| Date | 16.9.1999 |
| Mileage | 40 |
| Time | 4:50:00 |
| Average speed | 14 |
| Total mileage | 497 |
I attended a psychology class in the morning. I just wanted to find out whether I could understand it or not. I chose a class in a large lecture hall so that nobody would ask me anything ;-). I was surprised by the length of the classes. On Mon, Wed and Fri they were only 50 minutes long, while on Tue and Thu they lasted 75 minutes.
When I left, I became worried for the first time about a hurricane the size of Florida that was expected to reach Maine in two days. Beyond Skowhegan, I asked some people if I could sleep on their lawn by the road. Instead, they took me to their campsite by the river and even let me use their canoe,....
| Day | 14. |
| Date | 17.9.1999 |
| Mileage | 0 |
| Time | 0 |
| Average speed | 0 |
| Total mileage | 497 |
Rain, rain and nothing else. So I started reading "Grey Mask" by Patricia Wentworth.