New Hampshire Nostalgia

Hi All,

From Bar Harbor we drove west into the White Mountains of NH. As we toured the area we spotted so many places we had camped and visited while we were living in southern NH.

Moose Brook State Park was still open. We hiked around and discovered we were the only campers there.

Rain and wind the first day cut back on the foliage but some individual trees along the Kancamagus Highway were stunning.

When we stopped to hike to Sabaday Falls we found this poignant sign at the trail head.

The falls were as beautiful as we remember them and there was lots of flow due to the previous day's rain.

Our next stop along the "Kanc" was Rocky Gorge.

Saturday we drove further south to the Lake Winnipesaukee area. More scenic memories and a chance to visit our friends Jean & Geno Farnam. It was a great visit as we caught up on the last two years. Geno still makes his Special Blend margarita.

Love,

Sandy & Carl 

Living & Traveling in our Motorhome

Volunteering across America

greenbaum2@gmail.com

www.livingourdream2011.blogspot.com

617-435-8502

Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone

Farewell to Maine

Hi All,

Tuesday morning we left Acadia NP and moved to a commercial campground (i.e water, electric and sewer hookups ) in Bar Harbor. We spent the day doing laundry etc.

The campground staff told us about a nearby lobster place.

Sandy sent Carl out to get a pair of 1 1/4 pound lobsters and this is what he came back with!

That's a 10" dinner plate struggling to support Sandy's 3.5# lobster!

Wednesday we drove 200 miles to Gorham, NH in the White Mountains. We have this whole section of Moose Brook State Park to ourselves.

Love,

Sandy & Carl 

Living & Traveling in our Motorhome

Volunteering across America

greenbaum2@gmail.com

www.livingourdream2011.blogspot.com

617-435-8502

Acadia NP-Day 3

Hi All,

This morning we hiked the carriage road along the west side of Jordan Pond

The two low hills across the pond are the Bubbles.

After lunch we drove to the west side of Mt Desert Island where we hiked the Ship Harbor Trail. Lots of scenic vistas like this view of the harbor mouth

and the coastal granite formations.

Nearby is the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse.

From the other side you see the lighthouse and the setting sun. 

Quite the sunset!

Once the sun went down we had dinner at Seafood Ketch (thank you Evalyn for the recommendation). Best seafood casserole on the planet.

Love,

Sandy & Carl 

Living & Traveling in our Motorhome

Volunteering across America

greenbaum2@gmail.com

www.livingourdream2011.blogspot.com

617-435-8502

Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone

Acadia NP-Day 2

Hi All,

We got out early to see sunrise from the top of Cadillac Mountain.

We had lots of company.

The fall colors on the mountain were stunning.

After a nap, we hiked along the ocean path

and timed it just right to hook up with a great ranger led hike all the way to Otter Cove.

A postcard view in every direction.

Love,

Sandy & Carl 

Living & Traveling in our Motorhome

Volunteering across America

greenbaum2@gmail.com

www.livingourdream2011.blogspot.com

617-435-8502

Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone

Acadia NP-Day 1

Hi All,

Today started raw and rainy but we made the most of it. We drove part of the park "Loop Road", stopping at the Beaver Pond

where the foliage was beautiful and along the iconic rocky coast.

Thunder Hole was quiet today 

The stone bridges that carry the carriage roads across the regular roads are amazing.

How's this for the right attitude!

Late afternoon we got some blue sky and headed to Northeast Harbor.

Two river otters came onto the dock to play

At the dinghy dock, most sailors use inflatables but there are still some traditionalists.

Love,

Sandy & Carl 

Living & Traveling in our Motorhome

Volunteering across America

greenbaum2@gmail.com

www.livingourdream2011.blogspot.com

617-435-8502

Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone

Mid-Coast Maine

Hi All,

Monday we drove up the coast of Maine with a shopping stop in Freeport, home of LL Bean.

Our campsite on Georgetown Island was right on the water!

Tuesday we visited cousins Ed & Barb. They gave us a tour of their almost completed new home on Orr's Island. It is magnificent. Here's the view from the back deck.

Carl admits this is very geeky but their electrician is an artist. Carl has never seen such neat and orderly wire runs.

Wednesday we visited the Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. It's a modest but fascinating museum with displays and artifacts from Robert Peary's Arctic expeditions( Peary was a Bowdoin alum).

We started today with a hike and beach walk at Reid State Park.

After some shopping in Boothbay Harbor we visited Pemequid Lighthouse.

then it was on to New Harbor, home of the world's freshest and best lobsters at Shaw's.

Here we have 2.6 pounds of scrumptious crustacean.

When we left Shaw's after dark, lobster men were still unloading.

Tomorrow we head further up the coast to Acadia National Park.

Love,

Sandy & Carl 

Living & Traveling in our Motorhome

Volunteering across America

greenbaum2@gmail.com

www.livingourdream2011.blogspot.com

617-435-8502

Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone

Week in NH

Hi All,

Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we left the Brody's and moved to a small campground in Auburn, NH, near Don & Sandy Shapiro's.

 Yesterday we drove to the sea coast with the Shapiros. First it was great fried clams in Hampton Beach then a hike along the Cliff Path in York, ME

This gem of a walkway hugs the rocky shoreline in front of million dollar homes.