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On the border in Calais
I rolled into Calais a little after 6. One thing I am learning about Maine is that the temperature drops fast at night, at least in June. The ride into Calais was uneventful though the road (US-1) did start to deteriorate quite a bit. I was surprised at the lack of traffic. Living in Detroit, I just assumed that a border crossing would be busy but …
And then there were four
The ride through the rain followed by a night of drinking yesterday took it's toll on us and we slept in until 9am with hopes of making it on the road by 10, but it was more like 11am by the time we actually got done packing, having breakfast and getting rolling. Ian and Dave had already hit the road, so we were down to just the four of us.
Another gorgeous, sunny day
... views over the water and forests, then drove around the beautiful peninsula, where we had a great beer and enjoyed one of the best sunsets of all time. What a peaceful part of the world.
Dinner in the inn's dining room was delicious - local scallops and ...
Day 8- Sailing and Whaling
... hours to Eastport, Maine, and caught a 1:30 whale watch. We just made the minimum-10 people-to sail out on an authentic Chesapeake Bay schooner with wooden masts and canvas sails. The “Adah Lore” is one of only three of its kind left and she is a really a keeper. Once underway, Kerry and several others got to help raise the sails. Onboard was ...
Day 6- Day trip to Campobello
... Today we drove back to the mainland and along the coast to Winter Harbor and the Schoodic Peninsula section of Acadia National Park- nice views back to Mt. Desert Island along the way.
We then drove to Lubec, Maine and had lunch overlooking the bay at "Inn at the Wharf"-lovely views. After lunch we crossed the Canadian border to Campobello International Park and toured FDR and Eleanor's summer home ...