We headed for Maine to spend a few days with my friend’s (Nancy Sells) family, who are renting a cottage on Moosehead Lake. What a beautiful remote spot!! After we got to Rockwood, the closest town, we drove an hour on dirt roads to get to the cottage. Winnie has never been so dirty! But the journey was well worth it. Although it is the 4th of July week, there wasn’t another boat on the lake. Todd took us on a boat tour and pointed out several beautiful campsites….but all for tents and most could only be accessed by boat. Luckily, Winnie fit right in next to the cottage, and we had a wonderful time.
We picked up lobster rolls on our way out of Rockwood, and thus began what I hope to be a total seafood orgy. The drive to New Brunswick was beautiful – at one point a moose (our first this trip) ambled out on to the highway and brought traffic both ways to a stop. He took his time, finally got bored with being the center of attention, and strolled into the woods. I didn’t get this on camera since I was on the cell phone during my one and only day of access for the next few months. Verizon has ended its North American plan – boo hiss….
Our border crossing at Calais, ME was the easiest yet. I certainly hope that no bozo tries to pull any shenanigans with a motorhome, making us a target. Right now, we don’t seem to concern anybody much. It had been a long day, so went to the Oak Bay Campground between St. Stephens and St. Andrews, which is fine, although not as close to St. Andrews as the Kiwanis park.
The weather was beautiful the next morning and we headed to St. Andrews, a community settled by disgruntled British loyalists who didn’t want to live with those rowdy Yanks. It is a lovely little tourist town – we are not shoppers, so cut right to the chase, and found a place to eat. I had smoked salmon, and at the local fish market, picked up fresh Digby scallops for dinner. A little seasoning and about one minute in the pan, and voila! I plan to be doing lots of that!
After lunch, we toured the Kingsbrae Gardens which were lovely, and then went through the Fairmont Algonquin Hotel. On our way back to the campground, we stopped at the St. Croix Island Historical Site. This was the one of the very first French settlements – they thought they had found utopia until winter hit. They had no concept of the brutality, and most of that first group died. You can’t access the island, but there is a pretty little area on the mainland where you can see it, and they have information signs about that first winter.
We woke this morning to rain, which unfortunately is not forecasted to stop for as long as the weather forecasts go out, so decided to head to St. John. We are missing some places we want to see – Campobello Island and Grand Manan Island, but they would be no fun in the rain, so will hope to hit them on the way back. Our main focus on this trip is Newfoundland.
We picked up lobster rolls on our way out of Rockwood, and thus began what I hope to be a total seafood orgy. The drive to New Brunswick was beautiful – at one point a moose (our first this trip) ambled out on to the highway and brought traffic both ways to a stop. He took his time, finally got bored with being the center of attention, and strolled into the woods. I didn’t get this on camera since I was on the cell phone during my one and only day of access for the next few months. Verizon has ended its North American plan – boo hiss….
Our border crossing at Calais, ME was the easiest yet. I certainly hope that no bozo tries to pull any shenanigans with a motorhome, making us a target. Right now, we don’t seem to concern anybody much. It had been a long day, so went to the Oak Bay Campground between St. Stephens and St. Andrews, which is fine, although not as close to St. Andrews as the Kiwanis park.
The weather was beautiful the next morning and we headed to St. Andrews, a community settled by disgruntled British loyalists who didn’t want to live with those rowdy Yanks. It is a lovely little tourist town – we are not shoppers, so cut right to the chase, and found a place to eat. I had smoked salmon, and at the local fish market, picked up fresh Digby scallops for dinner. A little seasoning and about one minute in the pan, and voila! I plan to be doing lots of that!
After lunch, we toured the Kingsbrae Gardens which were lovely, and then went through the Fairmont Algonquin Hotel. On our way back to the campground, we stopped at the St. Croix Island Historical Site. This was the one of the very first French settlements – they thought they had found utopia until winter hit. They had no concept of the brutality, and most of that first group died. You can’t access the island, but there is a pretty little area on the mainland where you can see it, and they have information signs about that first winter.
We woke this morning to rain, which unfortunately is not forecasted to stop for as long as the weather forecasts go out, so decided to head to St. John. We are missing some places we want to see – Campobello Island and Grand Manan Island, but they would be no fun in the rain, so will hope to hit them on the way back. Our main focus on this trip is Newfoundland.
As you can see, I am trying to add more pictures, but am struggling a bit with how to place them where I want them, so bear with me. I am too hyper to spend a lot of time figuring it out. :-)
1 comment:
Fantastic writing! Sounds like a great trip so far with good eating. Hope the rash is improved.
Mary Lou & Ralph Feldt
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