Blogs from Maine, United States, North America - page 57

We battled through the snowstorm in Maine while driving to a social function. In the car my sister, her husband and I were frantically trying to stay warm before making a dash through the driving snow and into the venue. We awoke the next morning to find the whole neighbourhood blanketed in nine inches of perfect snow, providing a beautiful backdrop with an outside air temperature of minus 17 degrees celsius. Wait a minute ... was this some kind of vivid dream? I'm from Australia and I've never experienced anything like this before! But that's one of the joys of travelling and has become my new life for a time, as I visit family in the gorgeous Maine suburb of South Berwick during a northern hemisphere winter. Playing uncle to the two kids and raving on ... read more

This is my first post on travelblog.com. Just discovered this through a Web-search. Anyway, this is going to be cool. First of all, I love to travel, but unfortunately not as often as other users who use this site, but I have always wanted to document and keep a journal of my important trips online. The two states in America that I spend most of my time are Maine (my home state) and Massachusetts (relatives...... and Sports events). Anyway, here is my biggest anticipation: Albuquerque in April 2006! My grandparents recently moved from Washington State to the Suburbs of Albuquerque. I will visit their new home and the surroundings. In the past I have traveled to Ireland, Washington/Seattle, Nova Scotia, and Upper Atlanic Coast U.S. for a baseball extravaganza (which included Philadelphia, Washington DC, Baltimore, and ... read more

I spent the past weekend in Biddeford, ME (that’s Maine for all of you who don’t have your abbreviations memorized). We had a very smooth and easy, two hour ride on Amtrak to Meaghan’s hometown. Both Sr. Maria and I had never been to Maine so this was an adventure. Friday night we drove around Portland, ME (setting of many of Stephen King books) and looked at the HUGE OLD houses. They are massive homes of former maritime workers. Then, we went to the Portland Art Museum. Every Friday afternoon it is free to the public. Currently they are featuring a Rockwell Kent exhibit. You should check him out. For dinner that night, I possibly had the best pizza I’ve ever had in my life. It was a frozen pizza from Sams club. It was ... read more

Ik heb maar weinig tijd hier in deze bibliotheek, dus ik hou het kort. Belangrijkste nieuws is dat ik er dinsdag achter kwam dat ik geen auto kan registreren in Amerika. Ik ga niet het hele verhaal vertellen, maar het komt erop neer dat ik geen auto kan registreren omdat ik geen US rijbewijs heb en ik geen rijbewijs kan halen omdat ik geen visum heb voor een jaar of meer. Dat is dus een grote tegenvaller. Ik ben intussen met de bus via Boston naar Portland gegaan en heb een camping gevonden in de buurt van Old Orchard Beach. Mooie omgeving hier vlakbij het strand! Ik weet nog niet precies wat ik nu ga doen. Zonder auto ben ik veel minder mobiel en kan ik weinig meemaken van de dingen die ik wil zien en ... read more

8/23/03 Finally got around to exploring the nearby village of Bethel. We pumped up the tires on our bikes tossed them in the back of the beast and headed into town. Bethel is 7 miles away from the campground on very pretty US route 2. You may wondering why we don't ride the bikes into Bethel. Some people ride their bikes on US 2. We don't feel that brave. It is a 2 lane highway (the only north/south highway bisecting Maine) and fairly level. No real hills or difficult areas. The problems are the logging trucks and semi trucks and monstrous RVs that whiz past you. The backwash can almost knock you off the road, especially as there is no designated bike lane. I don't know how some of these bike riders we see do it. ... read more