Aug 2008

On the road again, this time from Kennebunkport up to the mountains of New Hampshire. Again we took the back roads, not always easy in a 40' coach towing a jeep. The scenery was spectacular, abit early for the leaves, but some were changing. Stopped at Meridith, on the west shores of Lake Winnipesaukee and had lunch at a lake side table. You could tell the impending weekend was near as many boats were on the lake. Continuing on to Twin Mountain, we passed thru rising hills, mountains. The campground was nestled inbetween them. We ventured into A couple towns after setting up camp for supplies and sightseeing. Plan to be here for some time.

Spent Wednesday and Thursday driving the back roads around Kennebunkport. Went to Perkins Cove, neat little cove with lots of small boats. They have a walking trail along the waterfront with spectacular views. The weather for the two days was perfect, clear skies, 73 degrees and only a light breeze. Thursday night a group of us went to the local summer stock playhouse (a barn built in the early 1800's) for the 'Life story of Patsy Cline'.

On the road again. Monday was a quiet day around the park in Boothbay. Today we headed south to Kennebunkport. BUT, on the way we passed thru Freeport, ME. This is the home of L L Bean. What a store and outlet. Parked the coach and walked the streets only to find the entire downtown is an outlet area for several stores. Very interesting and lots of shopping.

Proceeded on to our campground, Red Apple, at Kennebunkport. Once settled we drove the back roads into town and around the beach areas. First sandy beaches we have seen in a long time, with lots of people using them.
The houses on the waterfront were huge and probably only summer homes. Several had for sale signs, but did not check the prices. Drove by Walker Point, the home of George and Barbara Bush. They must have been home as lots of black cars were in the lane. We plan to be in this area another two days.

Bad news: We have used all the allotted space for photos until Sept 1, so no photos for a few days.

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Drove to Bath, about 20 miles down the road. Bath was and still is a shipbuilding area. The have the honor of building the largest wooden ship ever built. Took the free trolley tour of the town to see all the large houses, once owned by the ship captains. The captains would use their crew to build their homes when not at sea, thus keeping them employeed. The main export from Bath to Europe was ice. They would take ice to Europe and bring back ballast of bricks and granite, thus many brick houses in Bath.

Went into Boothbay Harbor and drove all the back roads around the bays. Some awesome houses, views and estates. Many looked like summer homes and they were huge. Two or three stories and covering lots of ground. All had big porches facing the water. Dinner out at McSeagull's, on the water, very nice.

On the road again. After spending some down time in Trenton and getting several items taken care of, we are now travelling again. We left Trenton, ME and headed South on highway 1 to Boothbay, ME. This is a very scenic road following the coast line. Many little towns and hamlets along the way, with huge houses and beautiful yards. Arriving in Boothbay, we set up camp and drove into Boothbay Harbor. Again, formerly a fishing village, it is now a tourist attraction with shops and restaurants. We will be here for a few days, so will tell you more as we experience it.

Rain, Rain, Rain all day Tuesday. Great day for a book or a movie. Had the group over for the KITE RUNNER, and some snacks.

Wednesday, up early and had the coach to the repair shop for fixing the sway bar bracket. Did a great job and all works well.

Six of us went into Bar Harbor for dinner and a sunset cruise on the Margaret Rood wind jammer. Sunset was awesome but the temperature was a bit chille, especially with the wind.

More of just getting caught up after being on the road in Canada. Had been having problems with leveling and the air bags on the coach, so went to have the valve repaired. Discovered it was not the valve but a bracke on the sway bar had broken. Have an appointment to have it fixed. Otherwise just taking advantage of the beautiful weather and sights around Bar Harbor and Trenton.

Woke to a foggy, drizzly day here in Trenton. Had planned to do lots of items on the coach and car, but all was delayed until afternoon. Mainly a catch-up day, not much interesting to write about.

Here we go, back to the USA. But first we have to stop at Harland, NB and see, drive on, the worlds longest covered bridge. It is 3000 feet long and in very good repair. We were able to drive the motorhomes across it. It is the main tourist attraction for the city, so they are repairing it to last.

Next we headed to Houlton and U.S. Customs. Not much of a line, about a 15 minute wait. Passing thru was a breeze and then to the fuel stop. I took nearly 100 gallons, but is was over $100 dollars cheaper to fill in the US.

We are back at Timberland Acres in Trenton, ME. This was our starting point some 34 days ago. We have mail and packages to pick up and a thorough cleaning of the coaches before continueing on our jouney.