I like islands as much as the next guy, but getting to them is another story:
Kid Fink and I took a ride out to Peaks Island a few weeks ago. We brought our bike out on the Casco Bay Lines ferry. $7.50 for me. $6.00 for my bike!
And for that handsome fee, I got to stash my bike under the stairs where it wouldn’t be in the way. What?!
I’m outraged! Furious! I’m more than furious. I’m infurious!
Forget them. I’ll ride my bike to the islands…
Cousin’s Island and Littlejohn Island are a couple of small islands off the coast at Yarmouth. They are connected by bridges, so your bike is the only transport needed. Only 15 miles from Portland. How can you go wrong? The ride features:
- Back Cove – The worlds greatest tidal pool.
- Route 88 - Get your kicks on a classic coastal ride.
- Mackworth Island - Ride out to the harbor on a wooden bridge.
- Ledge Cemetery – Spooky burying grounds!
- City views from a highway overpass - Somehow, always thrilling to me.
Download a printer-friendly PDF of the map here. More photos, too.
