Rockport and Camden, Maine

1. Very impressive bridge
2. The Oreo cows with calves
3. You can see the old bridge behind the new bridge
4. Waterfall in Camden below our cafe




September 11, Thursday: On the road again...........not many miles as we are just heading down the coast about 130 miles. We drove over a very interesting bridge. (see picture) Slow moving but nice ride. Good thing we did not have too far to go. Time wise it was longer than need be. Larry kind of got us in trouble. He saw a good place to eat on the bay missed the parking lot so took the next street. Do you have the picture? Remember with the rig and car we are 62 ft long. After turning down this street, we found out it was a dead end into a parking lot for the ferry which goes to the island in the bay. Now I would like to point out one of the reasons Larry wanted this rig was because he flipped a U-turn when he test drove it. He thought he had enough room but not quite! Not bad...he only missed it by a few inches because of a street sign. Now he has the car at an angle so cannot disconnect; can't back up. Conference time. Looking at the sign which is keeping him from making the turn, I think I can hold it out of the way. Not quite! Suddenly, there are three men there to hold the sign out of the way so he could make the turn. Love these Mainers! The first gentleman even asked these two ladies if they would move their car so Larry could pull into the parking lot. Nice people! After all that we had a nice lunch on the deck facing the bay. I had fish & chips and Larry had a chicken sandwich. Even with Larry's little mishap, we arrived at our campground early enough to enjoy our site. Small campground but nice grounds with lots of trees and walking room for the dogs. One of the first campgrounds with a few West Coast people. Arizona, 2 from Washington, California(besides us)not too many of us traveling.


My biggest regret of the day>>>>>>>I didn't get a picture of Larry flipping that U. Another good RV story.


Good Night!





September 12, Friday: Got a local map of the area, loaded the dogs and headed out to explore another great area on the Maine Coast. On a side road we saw a very small dog in the middle of the street. Now I would like to point out to a few people( mainly my sister-in-law, Sharon and my friend, Pat) that I made it all the way to Maine before I found a lost dog. Larry didn't even question about stopping. He did groan a little. Of course, no one was home but there was a truck with a phone number written on the side door. Called and was able to talk to the owner of the dog. She asked if we could put the dog on the front porch and she would head right home. Larry was very glad it worked out so well. Back to our touring the area. Went by the famous Galloway cows. Actually, the locals call them the Oreo Cows. You know, they do look like Oreo cookies. We went by a beach where you can walk dogs but found out it is only during 8am to 10am. It was 10:30am too late. Lots of old house that have been restored.


We found a parking place in Camden which was not easy since there is an art show this week-end. Very busy harbor here. We took the dogs on a long walk along the marina and a few streets. The dogs got tired so took them back to the car while we went to lunch. Figured they would be all right since it is starting to get cloudy and windy. We found a little grill that has been family owned since 1942. We sat outside on the deck over looking a water fall. We both ordered a hamburger. I Know I know....but oh my gosh... was it ever good! Just after we ate it started raining. Went back to the rig. It rained most of the night not hard but steady. It is suppose to get down to 45 degrees. Fall is in the air. Larry tell me again what the temperature is in California?


Good Night!