We left Peter & Pat's in the morning after saying goodby to them & Ann Marie. Drove to Boothbay, Maine. A long drive but we were anxious to get to Maine. Stayed at the Shore Hills Campground just outside of Boothbay Harbor. Boothbay Harbor is where Carol's parents used to stay in a B & B. We have a nice campsite with a view of the Cross River.
On Monday morning we drove to Boothbay Harbor and walked around. A very nice, very typical Maine tourist orientated town. Whale watching & fishing charters, lots of overpriced shops, restaurants, etc. We've been to similar towns before and, frankly, if you've seen one you've seen them all. While we enjoyed the morning, shopping isn't of much interest to us. Later in the day we drove to the Camden Hills State Park campground just north of Camden. We took a long walk along the cliff by the ocean, sat on a bench to enjoy the view and enjoyed a beautiful, cool & sunny afternoon. If we're ever around Camden again, we would stay here. Rained most of the night. Called Alex. Their flight from Hartford to DC was cancelled because of a storm in DC. They spent the night in Hartford then rented a van and drove home. Made for a very, very long day.
On Tuesday we drove to the Lamoine SP near Bar Harbor. Did some grocery shopping at Hannaford's. We have a campsite with a perfect, unobstructed view of East Bay, the body of water between Lamoine SP and the Acadia National Park. The tall mountain in the photo is Cadillac Mt. on Mount Desert Island. We visited Acadia NP four years ago. Stayed in Southwest Harbor. Carol was able to scooter fairly close to the water. At least close enough for a good view. Gopher & I walked along the shore for a while. The weather was perfect today. Clear & sunny with a nice cool breeze.
On Wednesday we drove to Lubec. Billed as the eastern most town in the U.S. Visited the West Quoddy Head Lighthouse located on the eastern most point of land in the U.S. We've been to the southern most in Key West several times. Next it's north & west. After that we drove to Eastport, ME which calls itself the eastern most *city* in the U.S. Whatever. We stayed at the Seaview Campground in what's probably the best campsite in the place. Carol thinks this is the best view we've ever had from our campsite. A direct view of the Passamaquoddy Bay, the fishing pier, beach and lobster boats. As we were sitting out enjoying the view, other campers were walking by commenting on our site. The people next to us are from Melbourne, FL and another couple are Gators living in North Carolina. Bought 2# of steamer clams today and had them as an appetizer with dinner; roasted corn , sweet potatoes and swordfish. We're staying here tomorrow night as well then heading into New Brunswick on Friday.
Enjoyed Maine.
