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Bring on the lobster
Today we arrived in camden en route to Acadia National Park. We took a coastal drive stopping off to see some of the many lighthouses in the area - Ade reckoned he'd seen one with red stripes on it - not where we were looking.
By the time we'd arrived in Camden the weather had become slightly overcast so our trip to the top of the mountain to …
Oh this beautiful coast
... is getting warmer but we also had some glorious sunshine.
Then on to Belfast, which we reached after dark, for our night at the Harbor Inn - not as special as the previous two nights B&Bs (really more of a Motel but with a great view of the Harbour - maybe that's why they called it the Harbor Inn) but quite adequate. Restaurant across the way where I {Peter} indulged in lobster, again!
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Pumpkin festival
... was 1332 lbs and I could probably fit inside it.
Many people and their pets dressed up as pumpkin. We saw a small child in the parade pulling Ina wagon the first pumpkin he ever grew which weighed 32 lbs. Very large pumpkins lined the streets and were decorated by the shops that they were infront ...
Camden & Rockport, Maine
Left Dave & Julie's about noon today, and they suggested we drive out to the coast and see the quaint little villages of Rockport and Camden, as we headed north towards Acadia National Park. Camden and Rockport were indeed pretty little coastal towns, but we didn't stop. We got such a late start, and we really wanted to make it to Bar Harbor before dark.
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Jefferson, Maine
... down the final gravel road out in the wilderness (or so it seemed at that hour), not reallly knowing what lay ahead of us. It was a perfect ending to an otherwise stressful drive.
Below we have posted some fun photos from Dave & Julie's place and a walk we took with them the next morning after breakfast. We walked in the country to see the turning leaves, and passed by the summer/country home of their French Canadian friends who are elderly artists.
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