October 11, 2004 (Mon) Tamworth, NH to Phippsburg, ME (97 miles) - 56.5° at 10:30 when we got off. We shouldn't have been so lazy! There was a long line at the dump station - everyone was going home from their long Columbus Day weekend! The news just reported snow on Mt Washington. So Guess the Summer is truly over. Along US-25 toward Portland, The foliage was breath taking - I feel like I'm repeating myself. But it just goes on and on! - There was a Winnabago Brave behind us much of the way and we thought what great fun it would be if it had been Phil and Gail.
It's true. We'll admit it - because we can't hide it any longer. We're L.L.Bean junkies. We thought it was Concourse Q but Destiny Q does the same thing. Whenever we get near an L.L.Bean store we tune in and stop! It was the factory store in Freeport today. Great bargains! Even better prices than the outlet in North Conway.
Henry kind if let us down this afternoon. When we got lost outside of Freeport looking for a campground and turned to him for help, he couldn't find a satellite signal. We had to find our own way back to US-1. This is a new campground for us. It's OK for a stop over but a little out of the way and expensive. It looks to have been an old apple orchard but most of the trees have been cut down. So it's mostly open.
Q0072049 Meadowbrook Camping Area #21 w/e $10.00p C
October 12, 2004 (Tue) Phippsburg, ME to Camden, ME (105 miles) - On our way through Meadowbrook, ME we saw a roadside mail box painted bright red. Below it, also painted bright red, was a garbage pail labeled "Junk Mail". Sounds like a good idea. We got lost in Bath, ME! After several tries to get onto US-1 north we asked directions. It turns out that there was no sign at one of the turns so we missed it. Since we had only 52 miles to go today we took a detour to Boothbay Harbor. A typical little Maine seacoast fishing/tourist village near the end of one of Maine's many peninsulas. It was a sightseeing venture without stops to shop - well almost. Joy spotted a fabric store on the way. She subscribes to the philosophy "No fabric/quilt shop left behind".
On the way, again, up US-1, we saw a sign directing us to "I'm Puzzled". We thought that sounded like an interesting shop so we detoured again. It turned out to be a private home where the garage had been converted into a place to sell new and used jigsaw puzzles and, as it turned out, clams and other seafood. We didn't stop.
After setting up in Camden Hills State Park outside of Camden, ME we hiked up to the summit of Mount Battie - 500 feet up in 2 miles. After 4 grueling miles we were ready to sit back and relax.
Q007354 Camden Hills State Park #4s dry $13.00 (off season rate) A
October 13, 2004 (Wed) Camden, ME to Bernard, ME (83 miles) - Adventure at the dump station - no not that kind. While taking on fresh water, a van rigged for camping pulled into the dump station in front of us. No problem. The wait would be minimal if any. When we'd finished filling up and were ready to move up, the old fella (about our age) was rinsing off/out his port-a-potty with the dump station hose. When he finished he did it again paying particular attention to the cap. Then he did a thorough job of rinsing off the dump station overflow basin. Then he went back and worked on the port-a-potty again, Then the basin got another rinse. Had he had problems dumping? We hadn't noticed. He finally put the cap back on the port-a-potty and the turned hose on his windshield! When that was clean, presumably, he turned his attention to the side of his van. Had the port-a-potty exploded or something? Mark was about to politely toot the horn when he finally turned the hose off. It took a while for him to properly stow the port-a-potty in his van before he left.
There's an L.L.Bean outlet in Ellsworth, ME - we stopped. Lunch was KFC chicken strips in a shopping center parking lot. We arrived in Bernard at about 3:00 to Dick and Ruth's hugs and warm greetings.
October 14, 2004 (Thu) Bernard, ME - It's great being with Dick and Ruth - much visiting and relaxation. This afternoon we went for a walk into downtown Bernard to see two docks, the post office, a couple of antique shops, and the house featured in the opening scenes of Steven King's "The Storm of the Century"
October 15, 2004 (Fri) Bernard, ME - Our adventure for today was to go into Bar Harbor with Dick and Ruth for lunch at Galyn's and then a little browsing in several interesting shops. It rained during the night and has been drizzling, more or less, all day. Even so the trees along the roads are beautiful. The mist gives the colors a special quality all their own - not as brilliant as they are in the bright sun but a soft pastel accented by wisps of fog behind. What a great time of year to be here!
Q007437 Dick and Ruth's driveway (x3)
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