GOOD GRIEF! - ANOTHER CEMETERY

As we drove through the northern forests of Maine and into New Hampshire, we were struck by the size of the cemeteries here.  Either they really look after their ancestors over the centuries, or a lot of people come here to die.  The cemeteries in Nova Scotia are cozy little places about the size of someones back yard and generally hold the remains of one or two families.  They are definitely more difficult to find but I discovered a website that listed their GPS coordinates so that helped a lot.

Glad I wasn't looking for all my relatives in any of these 100 acre woods.



10 uses for a Multi-tool - on a road trip:

1. Use the small pointy knife for cutting hose washers from their neat little pack - to stop the outside hose from dripping down the side of the motorhome.
2. Use the hacksaw to cut off the top of the silicone caulking tube the place inside the motorhome where the aforementioned drips were getting inside and onto the bathroom floor.
3. Use the philips screw driver head for fixing the lifters on the cupboard doors which saves you from being bonked on the head every time you try to put something away.
4. Use the large knife for cutting rope to make a clothes line - to save on the laundromat bills or when you just run out of quarters.
5. Use the pliers to loosen the hose connection - Have I mentioned, we've had just a bit of a water leaking problem?
6. Use the bottle opener to open the blueberry ale, I'm enjoying right now - weak American style ale - but good on a hot day all the same.
7. Use the flat screwdriver to keep the table from rattling - unfortunately - a loose screw was not the problem.  WD40 to the rescue.
8. Use the multi-tool in its pouch to hold down one corner of the tablecloth on a windy day. - 'splains itself.
9. The hacksaw is very useful for opening that insufferable plastic packaging the cannot be opened any other day.
10. The scissors work well on the cat's claws.

Thanks for the gift Bill, when all else fails - turn to the multi tool.

I have to say a word about the highway construction areas we've come across on our travels.  Since my plumbing incident last year (my plumbing fell out) on a bumpy road, I'm a little sensitive to the smootherity of the roads.  When you enter a construction zone, you drive through potholes big enough to swallow a volkswagon, and then they have a BUMP sign at that gentle rise from grade to new road.  I don't know - what gives?


New Hampshire is really lovely.  Close your eyes and imagine a place where there is blue sky, cascading waterfalls, vast mountain views and this is it!  We're staying on Mount Jefferson tonight which is part of the White Mountain range. Every mountain here is named after an American President.  The air is fresh and piney, the water sparkling and clear and there are thousands of hiking trails for people of every ability.  AND - we have a swimming pool not 20 feet from our campsite.  Off for a dip!

To be continued.....