Blogs from Maine, United States, North America - page 10

We stayed in a park about 2 miles outside of Bangor called Pumpkin Patch RV Resort. Had really poor cell and Wi-Fi service so that is why I got so far behind my blog posts. It was probably some procrastination on my part also; I seem to have motivation problems in retirement. We went to Fort Knox and the Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory. The observatory is 420 feet and 42 stories and the tallest occupied structure in Maine. The observatory had an elevator to take us up to almost the top. I then had to climb about 20 steps but they had a lift that took Bonnie up the rest of the way. The view from up top was amazing of the river, bridge, bay, countryside and Fort Knox. After coming down from the bridge we ... read more

Geo: 44.0985, -70.2184Once again we are venturing out to discover new places and have new experiences, all while escaping the hottest part of the summer in Florida. So, northward we go. The plan this year is to head NE into Canada's provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Although we lived our lives in Maine, we have never visited this part of Canada, even though it was relatively close by and The Cat was cruising out of Portland regularly on overnight trips to Halifax. We just never thought about doing it. So, there is no time like the present. Then we will head west in Canada and visit the two remaining southern provinces we have not been to, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Check, check. As I do every year, I give myself a pep ... read more

So here we are 'on vacation' here in the US, visiting Damon, Sarah, and the grandkids Elliott and Layla. Our first week was just a catch-up with them all at home in Silver Spring, Maryland, but for our second week, we decided to take a trip all together to Maine, the most far North-Eastern state of the US, which borders with Canada. It wasn't a great start with our short flight. Since we were unable to confirm seating on the flight prior to the day, and wanted to ensure the 4 and 2 year-olds sat with their parents, we made it to Washington National airport 2 hours earlier than required, only to be told they couldn't seat us all until we were ready to board. So we ended up with a totally unnecessary 2 hour wait ... read more

Geo: 44.9653, -69.1086 New Year's Day is unarguably my least favorite holiday. I have only infrequently enjoyed celebrating a New Year's Eve, even in high school and college when parties were abundant and generally stupid, with my dates' parents embarrassingly dressing up in diapers and acting infantile. Was this to impress their young? It certainly did, but not in the way I think those parents expected. And where was there to go after we escaped a family's party? Only to another home, probably no better, or to a bar, which has never appealed to me. So we'd drive around, find a place to park, and finally come home after midnight was acceptably behind us. My favorite New Year's Eve was actually when I lived in Thailand, when 2011 was turning into 2012. I was staying at ... read more

Sunday, October 25, 2015 Photos from Marshalls Lighthouse Photos from Pemaquid Lighthouse Photos from Pemaquid with painterly expressions We woke up and continued packing where we left off sometime yesterday. It was Sunday, and the intent was to leave before the games were afoot, yet late enough to get in some more quality time with our hosts, Stubdude & Juno. We wanted to reach Marshalls Lighthouse in Port Clyde in time for the so-so light of mid afternoon, and then be on time for some sunset shots at the Pemaquid Lighthouse (my favorite, and now I think Matt’s, too). The ride from anywhere to anywhere in Maine will take you on interesting roads, and our trek mainly kept us on US1, the only road in our count... read more