Blogs from Maine, United States, North America - page 55

Day 85..... The Green Mountains of Vermont and the White Mountains of New Hampshire came and went as we travelled through with only a few stops along the way. We did, however, make some time to hike part of the Appalachian trail. It is one of the most famous & demanding trails in the world, measuring 2,174 miles and passing through 14 states from Maine to Georgia. Maybe we'll finish it next time! One day while we were driving through Vermont, we could not resist the opportunity to visit the one and only, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory! We tasted the 2006 Limited Edition Apple Pie flavour, which was delicious! As luck would have it, a little further along the road we also found a cheese factory. We thought it was only fair to stop ... read more

Motorhome News from North America 23 13th -23rd September 2006 The south coast of New Brunswick - and back into the USA Back in New Brunswick at last; a smooth new road, hard-hatted workers in orange boiler-suits, heavy rollers, lorry loads of tarmac and happy flaggers and bright-red cones at the border, as if to say, ‘Welcome to a new world.’ It didn’t last of course; the roads soon degenerated off the main highway, rolling, rising and falling, a switchback on a patchwork of bodged repairs, tarmac pools black as a stormy sky, rocking our poor motorhome from left-to-right and up and down, and making driving distinctly uncomfortable. “What’s a flagger?” you ask. Well, I’ll tell you. A flagger, male or female, is employed at road works to wave at passing motorists with an inconspicuous lollipop ... read more

Today is August 15th and I officially have two weeks until I leave for Beijing, China. I'm still working for one more week, and today a group of my favorite co workers surprised me with a going away potluck lunch. They got me good too, I really had no idea. They also gave me a great picture of all 13 of us at our summer outing. I'm definitely going to bring it to China with me. In the next couple of weeks I am going to tie up all my loose ends and pack up all my things. This is the hard part, the saying goodbye. I hate saying goodbye. I am looking forward to the year to come, meeting my students, working with the teachers, finding a great tutor, exploring Beijing, learning more Chinese...all of ... read more

This is the 10th part of a series about my trip on my 2005 883 Low Harley Sportster ‘Effie’ from Kansas City to Novia Scotia and back. This was part of my vacation from 4 to 20 AUG 2006 Sun 13 AUG 06 Whats a vacation for if not sleeping in, woke up at 9am and left the hotel at 10am. Great weather if not on the chilly side. I rode in my coat all day, but after crossing the Canadian border it got colder as the sun went down. Maine had some great views and I stopped a few times for a quick picture. There was one dealer that was open on Sunday Central Maine HD, it was just an accessories store as it only had 1 bike in the showroom. But there custom shirt ... read more

We are probably one of the only couples that regularly celebrates their 1/2 year dating anniversaries as well as full year, but we do. This year our 6 1/2 year fell during our vacation week from work and the weather was fantastic. It was sunny and high 80's/low 90's! Actually I was a little worried about clouds when we set out in the morning, but Ian reassured me it would be fine - and it was! It was about a 2 hour drive. We drove through OOB and despite it being a Tuesday, it was packed, so we drove down the road and paid $10 to park in the Pine Point lot, which even though only a mile down the road feels like a nicer beach...but it was packed!! We grabbed our gear - blankets, books, ... read more