Thursday 7/25 (Day 12) - Onto Maine
     Today was mainly a travel day. Left Montreal bound for Maine with hopes of putting myself in position close enough to get a non-reservable campsite tomorrow morning early (7AM). The Vermont route was 40 minutes longer than going through Canada, but I wanted to check out the Ben and Jerry's factor, see the Green Mountains, and let's be honest, keep checking off those states :).
     My first stop was in Burlington VT for a run in town/along Lake Champlain. I found a decent bike trail to run on that followed the lake, but there weren't too many views, too much woods in between. Right when I was finishing my run, there was a mailman walking down the street so I asked him where a good deli nearby is. He lead me to Henry's Deli. By suggustion, I got a grilled chicked greek sandwich. Awesome.
     Ben and Jerry's was a bit of a let down. I took the 30 minute tour which was good enough, but was hoping to sample multiple flavors, even if just a small teaspoon. I must have been spoiled by the Theo Chocolate tour, because we ended up with a smallish sample cup of one flavor. Good, but come-on guys!
     Vermont and New Hampshire are quite mountainous. Not as large as the Rockies obviously, but still a lot of relief. That said, it didn't feel rural. More like English Countryside rural. It always seemed like there was a village nearby.
     Finally got into Bangor around 7:30ish and researched the cheapest possible motel on my smart phone. Ended up at "Vacationland" Motel for $66 after AAA discount. The place was actually great! A solid breakfast, good wifi, and a minifridge. After a shakeout run, I did dinner at the family restaurant across the street. got a Crab Roll, chowder, slaw, and a huge mound of french fries and demolished it. Actually an awesome meal and a good price for seafood and quantity. Looking forward to Acadia!