Into Acadia National Park

1. A small harbor on the Southwestern side

2. On top of Cadillac Mtn.

3. Bar Harbor from Cadillac Mtn.

4. Bar Harbor on our way down the mountain





September 9 & 10, Tuesday & Wednesday: After we got everything settled this morning, we decided to take a ride around the southwestern side of the island. The island is divided into two driving loops. So loaded the dogs in the car. Sobaka seems to be doing all right. We don't want to walk him too much but a ride in the car should be all right. Nice day but the clouds are coming in. We are suppose to have some more heavy rains sometime tonight. Again saw some very impressive houses and buildings. Pretty coastline and lots of trees. Arrived home just as it started to rain. Or should I say Pour! Fixed something for dinner then just had a quiet evening.









Wednesday: Woke to a gorgeous morning after a lot of rain again. Loaded the dogs to drive and walk around Acadia National Park. Now we have seen some beautiful sites but they seem to just get better. The wind was blowing which kept the temperature down but the views on top of Cadillac Mountain crystal clear. This is the tallest mountain on the Atlantic Coast. I cannot express how wonderful the views were on top but hope some of the pictures give you an idea. We were able to take the dogs on several little walks. It really is nice to be able to take them especially since we really can't leave Sobaka even with the cone on his head. We drove back in to Bar Harbor for lunch. Unfortunately, we picked a restaurant that wouldn't allow the dogs. Don't think they minded staying in the car since they were long overdue for their naps. Larry chose the special which was 3 sliders. One each of lobster, crab, and salmon with french fries. I had a Salmon/ Caesar Wrap. Very Good! On the way home we stopped at the local brewery to do some beer tasting. Well, Larry tasted! Bought a couple of different kinds.




Arrived home to feed dogs and start getting ready to head out tomorrow. We are going back down the coast to Camden. We passed it on our way heading North. It looked like a very cute place to walk around and explore.

Good Night!

Lunch in Bar Harbor

1. Lottie and I waiting for Larry to take his picture. Cute sign!

2. A small harbor before Bar Harbor

3. A street in Bar Harbor

4. Now this looks like New England housing!





September 8, Monday: Dropped Sobaka off for his surgery. I am sure he is thinking this trip is not as fun as it could be. He should be done by 4:30pm so off to wonder the streets of Bar Harbor. Host said it is very dog friendly so Lottie is going to spend the day with us. Parked the car and found a walk which rounds the town. About 1/2 mile or so along the water edge pass a beautiful old hotel. The harbor is very busy with sight seeing boats, whale watching, (thank you, but I'll do that in Hawaii it is warmer)and you can even go out with them to get check the lobster traps. The path ended up at the upper part of town which meant we were able to wonder slowly back towards the wharf for lunch. Lottie did amazingly well. As you know, she is very people friendly but not so dog tolerate. I guess after four months walking by dogs she is really getting better. That and we did not have Sobaka. She does not seem so on guard without him to protect. Did a little window shopping but not much else. Chose a restaurant that Lottie could go to. She even had her own treats and own water bowl. I am sure she is having a better day than Sobaka. Larry had a lobster dinner which included 1/4 lb. of lobster, garlic mashed potatoes, corn bread, and a large ear of fresh corn on the cob. Me? glad you asked... Corn and lobster chowder and baked beans on the side. Life is Good!





Headed home Lottie and I are tired from all the walking and it is warm today. After we were home for a while, Larry went to pick up our little guy. He was so groggy his hind legs were not working too well. He was very hungry since he had not had breakfast. Quick dinner and he was down for the count. Quiet evening.





Good Night!

Bar Harbor, Maine

September 5, 6, & 7, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday: Woke this morning to low tide. People can walk from the campground out to the two islands in the bay. Incredible that the tide recedes that far. Well, today is ..back to the vet day...for Sobaka. His cyst will not heal no matter what we do. Able to get him in but not until 12:30pm so kinda of shoots our day. To make a long story short, the vet thought he could just to a local anesthetic and remove the cyst. Yep! too easy......... it was too deep into his hip. Can't do it to day but can do it on Monday. He did cauterize it so he would leave it alone. A few more people coming in for the week-end. Doesn't surprise us the weather has been so nice. Subject to change when Hurricane Hanna gets here. They are expecting 2-4 inches of rain when she arrives late Saturday night or Sunday morning. While sitting outside we heard a bell. Ok, I heard a ringing sound. It turned out to be a lady who bakes pies and sells them at the campground. Well, I may not be as fond of lobster as Larry but I do like blueberries. We bought a fresh wild blueberry pie still warm and a huge lemon cookie Larry could have with his morning coffee. Pie was $15.00 a little high but oh my gosh it was worth it! Had a piece for dinner.



Saturday: General housekeeping and laundry morning. Received a phone call from the Cole's in Northern Virginia late morning. They were getting pounded with rain and winds. Since it is headed our way they wanted to give us a heads up! We sat outside and enjoyed our view because it sounds like it would not be here later. It actually started raining about 7:30pm. By the time we went to bed it was raining pretty steady.
Forgot to mention, we met a nice couple who live just outside of Portland, Maine. They invited us to their site to have a glass of wine and toast their 40th wedding anniversary. We then invited them to come to our place for dessert, blueberry pie. Donna has been battling cancer for 18 years. Ed says it is getting harder each time it returns. We had a fun time sharing camping stories and they are going to spend their winter in Texas. Again we have to thank our lucky stars for what we have........................



Sunday: 8 inches of rain the camp host told Larry when he took the dogs for their morning walk. A few of the roads were washed out in the campground. Big ruts! They have a tractor which they share between campgrounds so when it is their turn they will grade the roads again. Our site is pretty soggy. Worked on the blog, read, and just lazed today. Unfortunately to wet to sit outside.

Tomorrow taking Sobaka to the vet at 8am then heading to BAAA Habaaaaa with Lottie.

Good Night!

Bar Harbor, Maine

1. Is this a great view! Worth the hassle.
2. Lottie keeping an eye on the seagulls
3. Tide is out
4. The whole view




September 4, Thursday: We are off to the farthest Northeast we are going to go, Bar Harbor and The Acadia National Park. Again we went on Hwy 1 through some great little towns. I guess just like California's Hwy 1 you cannot beat the scenic drive. Really not that hard to drive today. Larry was thinking about coming back this way to walk around some of the towns.


Our campground is across the narrows onto the island. Large campgrounds but again many open sites. Some sites are on the water which is where we want to be. Now this sounds easy, however, it was not. We wanted to park looking at the water but by driving the rig in front facing the water, the electrical hook-ups were on the wrong side. This made it too far to reach with our lines. Great sites for fifth-wheels! Larry was determined it was going to work. After the third time for me to go to the front office, I asked one of the gentlemen host to go help Larry. I did not want to have a ...Man/Woman moment. The camp host said no problem he had an extension chord he would lend us. Yeah! Oh yea, we arrived about 1pm finally parked the rig about 3pm. Good job guys, we are parked about 20ft from the water and no one is parked next to us.


After setting up and taking dogs for a good sniffing walk, we set the chairs in front of the rig to enjoy this spectacular view. I put together some snacks and went back to the relaxing-mode.


I am so relaxed nobody would recognize me.


Good Night!

Freeport, Maine

1. Now this is a boot
2. View from our campsite


September 2, Tuesday: Took our time checking out as we did not have far to travel today. Drove to Freeport by way of Hwy 1. Slow moving driving right up the coastline part of the way. Several seaport towns not sure these roads were build with 40ft RVs in mind. Turned off the hwy headed north on 205 towards the campground. These are the worst roads we have been on. Bob and Dorene, I really understand what you went through in Alaska. We saw a sign that said... Slow Frost Heaves...Oh My Gosh, they felt like the rig was shaking apart. We were barely moving. Then we ran out of pavement onto a dirt road. Did I forget to mention there was not a sign telling us about the end of pavement. Oh, fun, fun, fun. I was starting to think of California again. We still had 1 1/2 miles to the campground but it seemed like an eternity. This road had the washboard effect and let me tell you we felt every bump. Thank goodness when we reached our campground it was a blessing. It was tucked amongst tall trees with large sites. After Labor Day it really slows down so not very many people. Our site is all by itself. Very woodsy. Nice view when we sit out and feed the mosquitoes. Our host says this is the worst year they have had with mosquitoes. Too much rain this year and when it warmed up the mosquitoes came out with a vengeance. The weather station says we are 10 degrees above normal. It has been in the low 80s since we have been in Maine. Good for us and apparently really good for the mosquitoes.



Put on lots of mosquito repellent and sat outside. Getting pretty good at this relaxing stuff.



Good Night!







September 3, Wednesday: The reason we made a stop in Freeport was to go thru the LL Bean Store. We have always like the quality of their clothing and have ordered several things from them. Fun to finally see the store. Guess what? again we found some good quality clothes. Larry only went thru the check line 4 times. I thought I was done shopping then I found a couple of other things for Christmas. You know how that goes. Even if you don't buy anything, it is an amazing store to walk around. Walked around town seems all the major brands have an outlet here. Not being the best shoppers, we didn't leave very much money.



It had warmed up to 84 degrees so headed back on our washboard road to check on dogs. We usually leave the air conditioner on but it was cooler when we left. The inside of the rig was only 73 degrees because of all the trees I guess.



We thought about going out to dinner but the thought of going over that road was not worth it.



Besides time to load up and head out tomorrow for Bar Harbor.



Good Night!

Kennebunkport, Maine

1. Bush compound
2. The Funky Pub
3. We ate where the Bushs ate! They didn't ask us to sign the wall.
4. Cape Porpoise harbor




August 31, Sunday: OK, decided to brave the crowds and head into Kennebunkport. We drove through here about 10 years ago with the Emrichs. Loved it then and love it now. Drove out by the Peninsula to have a look at the Senior Bush compound. Lots of people off the side of the road. If you have never seen it it is really a great looking place to live. After we drove down the road, we headed back into Kennebunkport to walk around and have lunch. Larry was able to get a haircut even though it was Sunday. Found out George Sr. and George W. Bush have had haircuts there. At least that is what "they" say. Larry felt very priviledged. While talking to a local, she suggested driving up to Cape Porpoise to a local's joint for a late lunch. Nice drive and a fun place. Cape Porpoise is a small fishing village so we walked along the pier before heading into the funky pub to eat. Larry had a lobster roll which is advertised everywhere and I had fish & chips. This pub is under the main restaurant. It is decorated with all kinds of baseball memorabilia. When we walked in there were only 4 people when we left around 5pm it was full of locals who had been out on the water. Just our kind of fun place. I do believe we may have been the only tourist.







September 1, Monday: Happy Labor Day! For me this is a sorta sad day because I am not ready for summer to start coming to a close. Apparently Mother Nature agrees; it is beautiful today. Several of the cabins here are having block parties. Took the dogs for a long walk and discovered there is a Community College just down the road from us. Two ponds that have signs saying ice skate at your own risk. Don't plan on being here when the ponds ice over! Small campus but quietly elegant.



Tomorrow going to LL Bean Country!



Good Night!

Maine and Lobster!

August 29, Friday: Several warning signs about moose crossings. As we traveled through New Hampshire we were unable to see too much as the trees are very close to the road. Had a few tow roads because we wanted to get to Maine. Larry decided to stop reading the the cost because anyway he figured it out the toll taker figured more money. Total of all was $12.00. We did make it to Maine in 2 1/2 hours. We have decided these short trips are very nice. The "resort" we booked was $61.00 a night except for holidays then it is $71.00 a night. yep, it is Labor Day Week-end. But it is nice and close to Kennebunkport where we would like to spend some time exploring. Unfortunately, I am not sure the site is good for Larry. There is a 2009 Prevost in the site behind us. Larry has not stopped drooling since he set up.

We sat outside to relax again. Larry kept saying our pace would slow down once we arrived in Maine.

He caught up on our expense sheet:

States visited 18

Campgrounds 39

Diesel tanks 15

Gas tanks 10

MPG in RV 8.3 better now since no big mountains/major HWYS

Miles traveled 6421

Average expenses per day 159.51 (Larry still hoping to hit 150.00) (Good luck!)

Average eating out per day 21.45 (Don't eat out everyday)

I think we should head out for dinner. NOT had hors d ourves with a glass of wine.

Good Night!



August 30, Saturday: Decided with all the traffic in town we would hang out at the campground ground. Very nice place to hang out. Good news Wi-fi and satelite work. Hopefully get caught up on blog. This "resort" has several cabins which you can buy. The starting price is $75.00 with options added. This does not sound too bad except you can only use them from mid-May until mid-October. Many of the owners we talked to come from the Boston area.

Larry didn't lie... we sat outside a relaxed!

Good Night!