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Four State New England Tour Fall 2021

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 September 29 - October 7 2021 This is our 5th multi state pickleball tour and is an overall summary of both pickleball and other activities. For more detailed info on pickleball in specific states, click the links included in the summary. Wednesday September 29 2021 Our first day was a 4.5 hour drive to Cuyahoga Valley National Park just south of Cleveland OH where we spent the afternoon riding the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath and then a hike to Ledges to watch the sunset. We previously had been rained out on our attempt to ride the Towpath when we went on our Eastern States Pickleball Tour. Looking forward to returning to bike more of the Towpath. Thursday September 30 2021 We arrived in the Rochester NY area in plenty of time to bike the Genesee Riverway Trail before heading to the courts in Greece NY for some pickleball play. We enjoy taking our bikes along with us and finding trails to ride during our non-pickleball time. This trail begins on the pier at Lake Ontario and c...

Belfast ME #36 - Sailing through Maine

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 October 4,  2021 Maine was giving me a little indigestion, and it wasn't from the Lobster Roll at Red's Eats in Wiscasset ME. It was from trying to find a location to play pickleball that worked in our schedule. We were able to get on the road Sunday morning leaving Manchester NH and entering Maine. Unfortunately, the weather was drizzly, and nobody was playing at Pegasus Landing in Brunswick ME. My contact, John, conveyed that when the weather was smiling, a good group of players would be there in the mornings. Unfortunately, it wasn't smiling there on Sunday. Our preference was to play on Sunday, and that would have left Monday wide open for exploring Acadia National Park.  At this point a Wildberry Scone, from nearby  Mae's Cafe & Bakery  in Bath was the prescription for consolation.  The remainder of the afternoon was spent at Pemaquid Lighthouse Park before heading to Waldoboro ME where we stayed in a cabin for the night at  Moody's Motel ...