On the Road for One Month!

Greetings from Bangor Maine. The top pictures were all taken this evening in Bar Harbor, ME where we had dinner. Notice the lobster. It was fabulous!

The other three pictures are from Canterbury, New Hampshire and the Shaker Village.

We celebrated our one month anniversay of being on the road by getting ready to hang a right turn and head south. We have run out of country. But before we left New Hampshire we visited the Quaker Village where we spent over 4 hours. We took two tours both of which were led by a young man who was not a Shaker but had lived there as a child because his father was an employee of the community. The history of the Shakers is fascinating with a beginning inManchester, England. They have gone from a high of perhaps 3,000 members in the mid 1800's to today's population of 4 members in a community of Sabbathday Lake, Maine. Their impact on technology and the invention of gadgets which we can't live without today (the flat broom, peg boards, etc.) has been tremendous. The time there was fascinating to say nothing of the beautiful setting and day AND a wonderful lunch. The Gotta Go Girls never miss an opportunity to eat, remember!

We drove through the countryside and small back roads to Littleton, New Hampshire and checked into a 1960's style motel. Pulled our car right up to the room and headed for the dining room right off the office. We were stylin'!!

Off this morning headed for Bangor. Drove through more beautiful woods just starting to turn to red and yellow. Arrived here about 1:30, checked into a Comfort Inn and headed for Bar Harbor. The drive was great though we encountered quite a bit of traffic. The town of Bar Harbor was wall to wall people. There were two cruise ships anchored in the harbor and they had disgorged their passengers and they were all in our way. Don't they know the Gotta Go Girls like their wide open spaces, no traffic, deserted streets with all the shops open. Hmmm, wonder who didn't get the memo!!

It was early but we hadn't eaten since breakfast so we splurged on the Lobster Experience which you can see in the pictures. It was deliscious. Dinner topped off by blueberry pie with whipped cream was just what we needed for an almost perfect day. (remember all those other tourists!) Bar Harbor pretty much closes down when the cruise ships stop coming in early November. Most of the ships are out of NewYork and Boston headed for Montreal and the fall colors.

We paid our dues in the tourist shops and then headed back to Bangor. It was dark and we kept noticing flashes of light in the sky. Quite a lightning storm (we think it would be called sheet lightning) and then a short little shower. By the time we arrived in Bangor it was smelling fresh and our trusty steed, The Green Avalon, was looking much shinier.

We're off down the coast tomorrow stopping in Rockland to see some Wyeth family paintings, Boothbay Harbor for lobster rolls, and staying in Freeport tomorrow night. Since LL Bean Co. is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year it won't matter how late we get to town. There will still be time for shopping!!!! Hope we don't get rained on! We have come to expect pretty much perfect weather.

Love, The Gotta Go Girls