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North America » United States » Maine » Eastport July 27th 2013

27 July, 2013 It started raining Thursday night and rained all night Thursday, all day Friday and all of Friday night. But this morning was sunny and bright. Clouds moved in and out all day, but by late afternoon, most of the clouds were gone. Due to Friday’s rain, we mostly sat indoors, except when we went to the Walmart in Ellsworth to stock up on groceries. Friday morning I paid bills and took care of that chore. Friday night’s rains were more of the drizzly sort, but the trees would become loaded with rain and then the water would blow out of them onto the roof. It sounded like out-of-sync rain. Today we followed US 1 north, which up here is called the Coastal Highway. I guess it hasn’t been the Dixie Highway for many, ... read more
Our rig
The dock
same dock

North America » United States » Maine » Eastport August 21st 2012

As I moved further north and east from Bar Harbor ME to the Seaview Motel, Cabins & Campground in Eastport ME on Tuesday, August 14, 2012, the landscape became markedly more remote and less affected by the footprint of mankind. There were pockets of civilization, but the duration and frequency of stretches of uninterrupted, tree-lined highway increased. The villages and towns still heralded an occasional art or antique store as a beacon to passersby; but hardware stores, pharmacies, banks and grocers emerged from the hidden lairs they occupied in Bar Harbor to become the norm along US 1. The trip from Boston or New York City became less and less attractive for weekenders the further I drove. Eastport actually is quite a little diamond in the rough. The historic city core boasts of 29 buildings on ... read more
Caught Totally By Surprise
Half Way Between The Equator And The North Pole
A Nice Sunny Day Sometimes Follows Morning Of Fog And Drizzle




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