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Travel Blogs from Rockport
Oh this beautiful coast
We had a great breakfast on the terrace/veranda of our Jonesport B&B and chatted with our hosts (New Yorkers), the place is for sale because their age is against them.....very tempting.This was the best B&B ever and on this brilliant sunny day, when we woke watched the sun rise while lying n bed in the spacius attic, through the panorama windows I { Liz} could move here tomorrow. But i'm ...
Pumpkin festival
In Damarascotta Maine, apparently this pumpkin festival started off as a couple rednecks carving out their huge pumpkins and paddling them across the bay in a race. Over time this became a pumpkin regatta and evolved into a multi day pumpkin festival with contests and festivities. The hugest pumpkin ...
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
Had a reservation to stay with Dave & Julie in Jefferson, Maine at their home on Damariscota Lake. A wonderful couple and excellent hosts who have been Evergreen Members for about 7 years, and were so down to earth and comfortable to be with - like we'd known them for years. Thank goodness for my iPhone and mapping their address, because we drove for 45 minutes in the very dark of night in the country and found their house perfectly - but it was a little tense as ...
Monhegan Island
... sealife. Over spots, where dolphins were actively hunting for fish, Gannets plummeted into the sea, heads first, wings folded only at the last moment.
Moneghan Island has 17 miles of hiking trails and hardly any cars so it's a very relaxing place. We took the mailboat from Port Clyde and saw dolphins and seals on the way. The island itself is inhabited by artists, painters, writers ...