Day 05

Portland, ME

South Berlington, VT

15 HR 21 MIN

TRAVEL TIME

338 MI

DISTANCE

28 GAL

FUEL AMOUNT

120 kWh

ELECTRICITY USED

Sunday 19 September 2021

Maine & Vermont

The Maine thing is feeling good

Maine houses the end of the Appalachian Trail, but the trail is only just getting going for the team on The Road to 50 States. On Day 5, they started in their overnight stop of Portland, where they met Dr. Janet Yancey-Wrona from Lonza Bioscience early in the morning. From there, they traveled to Freeport, where they took in a music festival and some culinary delights, before ending the day traveling to Vermont, where they met up with Pharma's Almanac scientific writer, Cynthia Challener. Watch the daily video to catch all the action. There was plenty of it for a Sunday. They've now begun a long journey west, and will pick up on Day 6 in South Burlington to head for Michigan and Ohio.

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Nigel met with Derek DeGeer, founder of Hootenanny Bread in Maine, to talk about the similarities between microbial fermentation and the fermentation process in sourdough bread.

Maine Stats

Maine
Maine

State Capital

Augusta

State Motto

Dirigo (I lead)

State Nickname

The Pine Tree State

Largest City

Portland

Population

1.3M

Total Covid Cases

69K

Total Vaccinated

842K (62.6%)

Most Prescribed Drug

Prednisone

Vermont Stats

Vermont
Vermont

State Capital

Montpelier

State Motto

Freedom and Unity

State Nickname

The Green Mountain State

Largest City

Burlington

Population

643K

Total Covid Cases

23K

Total Vaccinated

416K (66.6%)

Most Prescribed Drug

Lisinopril