Hey guys,
3 years ago (06-29-04) 2 of our firefighters left Edison, NJ for a lobster lunch in Maine on their motorcycles. This would have been a typical ride for one of the guys.
On the upper deck of the George Washington Bridge one of the bikes was involved in an accident with a tractor trailer.
Brother F/F Sal Dattilo was killed in the accident.
We are planning a memorial for Sal. It will be a "finish the ride" event. We are planning on doing a run up to Maine with a stop on the GWB for a brief memorial.
What I am looking for is some info on decent place to get a "lobstah" dinner and then a reasonable place to stay overnight.
A straight run to the Maine border is about 310 miles, so I want to keep the rides end point near the southern border. I was looking on a map of the York Beach area. Good?
Any comments? Useful info?
I also would like to map this out avoiding the interstates. Had Sal and Frank kept to their original plan and stayed off the interstates he might be alive today. Plus, I want it to be a nice ride, little stress.
So rodes that are not interstates but move along would be good.
I was thinking about after the memorial heading back into Jersey and then up the Palisades Parkway, cross over into New York somewhere and then I am up for some travel routes.
Like I said, I want to avoid roads like 95 but I would like to keep the travel at a reasonable speed so we could get to Maine, checked in showered and head out for a true Maine lobster dinner.
This is not a private affair. Anyone wishing to join in for any or all of the ride is welcome.
Thanks for any help ideas you have.