Bicycle vacations

[Sweetgum]

Was it one of these threads?

Active Vacations - tour and company suggestions?

My husband and I like to go on “guided” active vacations. We usually do bike tours or multi-sport tours (hike, bike and kayak, for example). We’ve gone with multiple companies, including Backroads, Wilderness Voyagers and Sojourn. I know Rick Steves has been mentioned and discussed here. Any other recommendations? Our next destination will likely be Italy, but that may change. Thanks in advance

Vacation in Maine

If you want the “quintessential Maine experience” try Thurston’s Lobster Pound. It’s fairly expensive, but it was nice to watch the boats out in the harbor and enjoy our lobster. We are hikers and bicycle riders, and we really liked riding our bikes around the Schoodic Peninsula (the quiet side of Acadia). We stayed at a place you can see by googling “Alone Moose Waterfront Suites.” The owner was wonderful. NOTE - it did not have central AC when we were there, and it’s not particularly fancy, but it met our needs well, and is in a great location. You can rent bikes and ride in Acadia on the carriage trails. I wouldn’t ride the big loop that everyone drives on. We stopped in Portland for 3 days on our way. I think we just stayed at a Holiday Inn there. It was fine. We did a lot of walking and biking around Portland. We did a bike tour that included 5 lighthouses. (We did in on our own, but they have an escorted tour to do it also). @MaineLonghorn is probably the most knowledgeable …