There's a lot of Maine seacoast, but you're not Downeast until you reach Ellsworth. In Ellsworth, Routes 1 and 3 meet, and most of the cars head out to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. Once you've passed Ellsworth, Coastal Route 1 gets smaller and less well-maintained. The towns are smaller and further apart, and there's not much good coffee to be had until you get to Machias, 60 miles on. So you might as well get a cup at The Maine Grind in Ellsworth, fierce locavores who really get what it means to treat food right.

While you're parked, you could do worse than to stop in at the excellent John Edwards Market for some additional road provisions, perhaps something to enjoy in your motel room.