Flagship Inn Boothbay Harbor

we sailed into boothsbay in the dark (as usual). we only had limited lights, so it was a crew effort to communicate with chris who was motoring the boat in via GPS coordinates and autopilot. <br><br>"boat at 1 o'clock!" <br><br> "mooring at 11 o'clock!" <br><br> we successfully docked (at the wrong dock than planned but we docked none the less). we had hoped to get farther up the coast but the last few days had been light wind (cary said ...

... back to the Vikings in 1000 AD and John Cabot in 1496. Parts of Newfoundland and New Brunswick look like they are the poor stepchildren of Canada. In New Brunswick many main roads are badly in need of repair. Prince Edward Island, by contrast, felt like we were back in the States. Its rolling hills, green pastures, thriving businesses and even the traffic have reminded us of Middle Tennessee, or Ohio ...

... walked around the town. apparently there are two ice cream shops in town. both had lines out the door. we stood in a line for awhile but it was just too ridiculous to be in the line for long. how sad that the ice cream is so hard to get here!<br>

We left Eastport today. The sun is still shinning, so down the coast we go, stopping at Acadia National Park. We took the 27 mile park loop. Lots of people and cars. Attractive sights, but we have seen other places in Maine equally if not more spectacular which are uncrowded. The drive up Cadilac Mountian was worth it. It is only 1500 feet up but the views are spectaclur ...

... and beaches and trying to keep warm.  The wind off the Atlantic was bracing to say the least but the locals were in bathing suits and short and T-shirts.  As we drive you don&#8217;t see the ocean all that often so could be anywhere.  We had to drive down fingers of land to the tip to see the sea.  Whoops sorry for the pun. Here is a stat&#8230;.. about 2,800 miles of shoreline in Maine are contained in a straight-line distance of only 230 miles.  <br><br> 

Cont'd Another long bus ride took us to dinner in Maine. The restaurant was called Buck's Naked Barbecue. Mr. Nish thought everyone needs to undress before going into the restaurant. They had Pool tables, foosball, and a jukebox. The girls were playing the jukebox a lot. Mr. Nish played a few songs that no one liked. Fortunately the hotel was 5 minutes away. But now we have a study session. Peace out! Krislyn and Courtney

Day 14-15 Eating lots of seafood and blueberry pie. YUM! Shopping for pottery and local art in Boothbay Harbor. Driving out Hwy 27 and 238 and off the beaten path, we find Newagen, a lovely cove with all the beauty and character of Maine.

It's always good to see an architect when your life needs a redesign, so off we go to Maine and our friend Ken Chipman and his dearest Jennifer. He's been dropping in on us in Hawaii for years so we are returning the favor. Beautiful food, hikes and people. We even managed to surprise Ellen and Glen Hibbard and were treated to delicious lasagna! Mahalo!

We managed to make it out the door at 4:30 a.m. Our plane took off on time and landed in Dallas on time. Our plane to Boston was completely full but it was a fairly smooth flight. We beat hurricane Hannah by about two hours which was great because it was a big concern. To have our flight cancelled or even delayed would have really messed things up for us.  We landed in Boston and oh my god it was hot and muggy. I thought Dallas was bad but Boston was worse.  We walked ...

... they are all really nice girls, there is a couple that are too cool for school or dont want to get on with their chores and some that do have genuinely horrible home lives but so far we havnt had any majr problems - which i great cos a lot of other cabins seems to have horrible horrible children. teaching at the waterfront has been going really well, ive got a nice number of kids in each of my classes and they seem to be picking up things really ...