Oct 3...We leave Prince Edward Island today on our way to get to Maine. We drive most of the day to reach our home for the night, St Johns, New Brunswick. St Johns is a town of about 70,000.We book the Holiday Inn Express and have a room on the fifth floor overlooking the Bay of Fundy and stay at our hotel.
Oct 4...We leave St Johns to cross over the border back into the good ole USA.We reach the border and they check our fruit and then we pass into Calais, the first town in Maine. It is raining and so the drive is not too nice. Arlen says "the rain in Maine is a pain". We finally stop for lunch at Ruth and Wimpy's a restaurant where we have our first whole lobster meal for 12.95. A whole lobster meal is messy and leisurely eating. A bib is a must and picks, a nut cracker and oodles of napkins. It was enjoyable and the price is fantastic but now I know why they charge so much for just a lobster tail at a restaurant, cause it is just a small part of that coruscation. We stop for the night in a town called Bucksport. Our room is a view of the Penobscat River and bridge and Fort Knox. Fort Knox was a fort on this river and was named for General Knox who Fort Knox in Kentucky is named for.
Oct 5...Today our destination is Bangor, Maine. We decide to go to Bar Harbor, Baa-Haa-Baa, in Maine pronunciation. The area is not as expected but still very beautiful. The town and shops are right down by the water. There is a cruise ship anchored out in the harbor. The town is very crowded from all the people coming from the cruise ship and also all the tour buses that have brought people to visit for the day. We decide to take the historical walk around the waters edge which tells us different points of interest as we walk along. We finish the walk ending up back in town where we decide to look in some shops before having lunch. we have lunch at a really a nice restaurant and our table is on the second floor next to the window overlooking the harbor. We both have a delicious lobster bisque. My entree was a most interesting plate of squash cakes with raita, kale, red rice and caramelized onion. So different and yummy.
Oct 6... Our destination today is Freeport, Maine. I want to go there because it is the home of LLBean. First we have to find a Subaru dealer to have our oil changed and the tires checked. We have driven over 4000 miles. Back on the road we arrive at our motel,check in and head out to find LLBean. The internet says they have 3storesand an outlet. When we get to the area that is supposed to have the outlet we discover the whole downtown is a mecca of outlet stores. Not what was expected. Found LLBean outlet but no bargains here, maybe10.00 off regular price. Go on to find the other stores and walk through them. Have a light dinner of soup at a place called Kamasouptra. Kind of like the soup Nazi on Seinfeld. Tonight we do laundry and pack boxes of souvenirs to send to family and friends.
Oct 7...We leave Freeport today not quite sure what our destination will be. It is overcast and rain is expected. the drive is very interesting as the architecture of the homes are very interesting to see. Most are1 or2 story "Salt Box"style houses, wood sided,painted white with black shutters. Very neat looking and some of the houses we have seen in Maine are so large they are like mansions to me.. The churches are also white with painted steeples some popping out of the landscape from a far. Very much what you imagine New England to look like. We reach the "White Mountains" of New Hampshire where the sight is amazing even in the rain. I never imagined the sight of mountains and mountains of gold, red and orange trees in mass abundance. We stop at many places along the way to take pictures as I cant believe what I am seeing. I thought the fall colors were in Vermont but I don't know how it could get any better and we haven't even gotten to Vermont. Our night ends in Lincoln, New Hampshire.
Oct 8....Our destination today is Colchester, Vermont but first we are out to find the most photographed covered bridge in the state. We travel to Stark,New Hampshire to see this wonder and once we get there we cant believe our eyes. The bridge is being restored and is a total mess and is not very photogenic. So on to something fun and hat would be in Waterbury, Vermont and the Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Factory and tour. W for e ere taken around to see how the ice cream is made and at the end they even gave us ice cream. We shop in the company store and head out to find our motel for the night.
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