Well, that's Maine done and dusted! We managed to meet all our goals and then some. A couple of days on the beach, a visit to LL Bean and a fabulous lobster dinner - delivered to our motor home door. The weather on the coast was pretty hot and steamy so today we crossed central Maine and are now in the cool, dry air of the White Mountains in Northern New Hampshire.
The roads today were great with little traffic and no construction to hinder our journey. We learned that central Maine has the biggest cemeteries we had ever seen! Acres and acres on both sides of the highway. Ann said she was glad I'm not related to anyone here! We also noticed that everyone with a spare space on their lawn is a used car sales outfit. We saw thousands of cars for sale in one two hour stretch and couldn't figure out who would be buying them. Now we're in Maple Sugar country and looking forward to a stop at Bragg Farms at Montpelier for their delicious Maple Syrup soft ice cream.
The White Mountains are unique in that, while 5 - 8 thousand feet of elevation, there is no tree line and so they are green right to the top. The area is criss crossed by rivers and streams and the tourism literature promised great fishing. We are staying on Mount Washington, the highest peak in the Northeast and it feels and smells a lot like Bragg Creek. Same kinds of trees and undergrowth - and for the first time on this trip, we have been given the "Bear" speech.
Tomorrow we thought we'd search out a little adventure and since our New Brunswick ziplining adventure kind of weathered out on us - tomorrow we're going to try the Pinkham Knotch zip ride and gondola.
What do you think?
Go for the gondola!!
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