Rhode Island to Maine (Bentley’s) August 30, 2009

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Bentley’s Saloon http://www.bentleyssaloon.com was really easy to find off highway 1. We arrived long before lunch and were the first customers there on this Sunday morning. One of Brad’s goals for this trip was to eat some Maine Lobster. Luckily for us Bentley’s was having a lobster cook! We got two large lobsters with side dishes for only $15! There was a crane/claw machine where you could try to catch your own lobster. Since the people were friendly, food was tasty, drinks priced well and Bentley’s had a few hotel rooms onsite we decided to park the bikes for the day and stay. Brad was still telling stories after last call! Great People! Great time!
Oh, we have to thank the bartender once again for being patient with us…we opened and closed our tab many times and I think she was getting a little bewildered as to why. We were trying to keep track of our spending and the pay as you go works best. Of course if we ran out of money I am sure we’d figure out some way to work off out tab – we’ll give Brad an open microphone for entertainment!




There were a few organized motorcycle rides from New Hampshire and Massachusetts that stopped Bentley’s on August 30th. A custom bike builder had a booth set up and was raffling off a custom motorcycle. There was literally hundreds of motorcyclist there. Brad and I were telling stories of our rides and people wanted to see what kind of motorcycles we were riding. So we’d walk them out to the bikes and let them see our Illinois and Utah license plates. After the fourth trip to the parking lot we thought we’d better stop before someone thought we were selling something illegal from our saddle bags. All we were doing was handing out our business cards for this blog site—honest! I had to write this for the policeman and dispatcher who made sure we did not drink and ride that night!


Here is a picture of the unique grill with handle bars at Bentley’s and the “No Burn Out” signs on the parking lot. Notice the tread on Bill’s rear tire. I failed to mention why riding through the Catskill Mountains with those switch back turns was so exiting. It was exciting because it was pouring rain and Bill’s rear tire was BALD!!!
Location: Arundel, ME, USA

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