Yesterday was "Maine-ly" a rainy, driving day. We did stop at Red's Eats for a world famous lobster roll in Wiscasset. The sandwich had more lobster in it than our whole lobsters at the lobster bake. We've both decided we've had enough seafood for the time being (tonight in the camper Zatarain's Red Beans & Rice was served). We went to the L. L. Bean store in Freeport. Now that is a bigggg place. Today we traveled from Freeport to Portland to the Portland Head Light, one of the countries oldest lighthouses. We also stopped at Kennebunkport. A pretty little town but oh so rich. Wow, talk about big beach houses.............Tonight we are staying at York Beach. The campground is on the beach. We are in the back row because ocean front was over $80.00. Still had a nice beach walk when the tide was out. Since most of Maine's coast is rocky, this sand beach is very popular. We plan to leave Maine tomorrow, probably just drive through New Hampshire, and head for Gloucester and Salem Massachusetts.

Comments from Eldon: I am a very lucky person. I wake up every day to more new and mostly beautiful places. I owe Karma. The lobster roll yesterday was to die for, but believe it or not, I'm about as lobstered up as possible. I'm looking forward to a thick, juicy cheeseburger. But that would be sacreligious on the East Coast, so I guess I'll have fish and chips. Tough life.........

Comments from Larry: This ocean site is too close to the road and I hate cars, especially after riding all day. But the view out the window is nice and Eldon's lap is cozy. I might owe Karma too.

Acadia National Park is another winner. The rugged, rocky Maine coast is very picturesque. (Brenda, if you want to paint vistas; this could be the place for you!) The beautiful weather added to the day - I even wore shorts. We took the shuttle around the park. We could get off wherever we wanted and hop back on. We packed a lunch and ate at Sand Beach. It was the only place on the ocean that wasn't rocky. The sand was coarse and the water was ice cold. In late afternoon, we went into the quaint town of Bar Harbor. It was very busy as a huge cruise ship was in. Cruise ship people can fill up a small town in a big way. We decided to try a Maine lobster bake for supper. You sit at picnic tables with others and they serve it in all in a big pan (like a cake pan). A good end to a good day.

Comments from Eldon: Acadia was very scenic with the rugged coast line. More rugged than the West Coast but the views weren't as spectacular. It would have been cooler had I seen this before the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone, but this was beautiful nonetheless. Cadillac Mountain, the highest peak, is only just over 1,500 feet (no altitude issue there). The lobster dinner was succulent - you get to pick out your own lobster - 2.75 pounder had my name on it - it was huge and tasty.

Comments from Larry: I spent the day in the camper. But I found a spot of sunshine and was cozy for my long nap.

Having trouble with pictures - will try again.......

So, we're first in line at the ferry yesterday. We're listening to the radio, just killing time. When Eldon starts the truck to get on, the truck won't start. So..............we got a jump. He left the truck running as long as we could until boarding. We were the last ones on. We enjoyed the 3 hour ride, even saw some porpoises playing near the ship and a beautiful sunset. We mistakenly assumed the battery would be charged, but no, wrong, we had to get another jump and were the last ones off the ferry. Eldon thinks we got more for our money as we were on the ship the longest. Larry didn't think so. Since we needed a new battery and we do not appreciate Canadian prices and taxes, we decided to drive into Calais, Maine last night. For the first time ever, we were Walmart campers (if you can call it camping). There were about 7 other campers in RV row. Not really our idea of camping, but it worked it out. At 8:15 (yes, Eldon was ready to go at 8:15), he had the Walmart guy give us a jump and by 10:15, we had our new battery and made our way to Bar Harbor. Tomorrow we check out Acadia National Park, which should be beautiful. And we might have to eat lobster again, because we haven't tried Maine lobsters yet. The pictures are mainly of our different campsites along the way and the ferry sunset and a salmon farm.
Comments from Eldon: Murphy's law with the battery; what could go wrong, did go wrong with the battery. But it all worked out and I discovered Walmart campers are cheap but friendly. A couple acted offended I didn't ask them for a jump. Maine is looking good and I'm looking forward to Acadia tomorrow for another notch on my national park belt.
Comments from Larry: I don't like Walmart camping - too much concrete. I don't like ferry boat rides either. They stuck me in the bottom of the boat by a fishy smelling semi-truck - plus the noise was scary.

This will be a short one since I'm at the campground office. No pictures since I don't have my camera with me and no comments from Eldon and Larry. They will have to catch up later. Yesterday was mainly a driving day through central Nova Scotia. Pretty drive, but we missed the coast. The bad thing was the horrific wind. It lasted all night long too. We didn't sleep much because we were being shook around. Felt like I was in the perfect storm.

Sunday - got disconnected yesterday. Will make this short too as we are ready to leave campground. We are catching the 4:00 ferry today as yesterdays was cancelled due to a mechanical problem. Digby is in the Fundy Bay, so it has the major tide fluctuation too. Pretty interesting. Made fresh scallops in the camper last night -yum - and I didn't think I liked them before. They say Digby has the major scallop catch in the world. That's it for now...................