Hello Maine!

Good thing Jim's flexible! In order to back the car off the trailer, he must climb in the side window. We're getting ready to go for lobster dinner.

Ruth and Wimpy's Pound Lobster shack was recommended by the locals.

 

The cook steams the lobster outside in these big tubs.  How clean can this be?

Notice the price of lobster and corn! That's what I had.

The owner of Ruth and Wimpy's had collections of old model cars, car license plates, beer bottles, and signs all over the celling. It was eclectic and nostalgic at the same time, kind of a Route 66 theme.  Our waitress had worked there 14 years.  Can you imagine?  I wonder who has to dust and clean this place......probably Ruth!   :o))

The next day, on our way to Acadia National Park we came across this old cemetery, again dating back to the 1700s. As we travel throughout the northeast countryside we notice many small cemeteries. Probably family members of the local residents. Very unlike having a family member buried at Forest Lawn in Los Angeles where my grandmother, grandfather, mother, aunt and uncle are all buried.

On our way to the park these two men were repairing lobster cages. We saw hundreds of cages all over the area. Some people harvest lobster for their own consumption, while others do it commercially. Big business up in these woods.

Bass Harbor Lighthouse

On our walk to a lighthouse, I saw this sign.  Cleaver!

Maine Atlantic cliff side.

It was so windy I could hardly stand up trying to take a photo.

This is the other lighthouse in the park....that little white dot in the middle.

This is a typical house for the area. Notice the details around the windows and porch. The porch wrapped around the entire house.  I wouldn't mind a house like this if it was new. 

In one of the villages, this store caught my eye...a little of everything; hardware, paints, lawn, garden, housewares, plumbing, electrical, marine, fishing, camping. What, no wine?

Believe it or not, this bridge was built in 1770 by the founder of this little village. Only 7 people can be on the bridge at one time. 

Nearby museum.

It was windy and cloudy with a few showers, but that didn't stop us.

That white structure across the lake is a private home.  Huge!!

My favorite town on the island was Bar Harbor, busy with tourists and locals.  We were thankful we chose this time of year to visit the park as we couldn't imagine the crowds in the summer. 

This store was closed when we walked by but we looked in the windows.  We think it was a beer-tasting bar somewhat like a wine-tasting bar.  They also had men's clothing.  Very unique and intriguing!  In another store we bought blueberry beer made locally.  Very tasty!  

The main street of Bar Harbor after dark.  Moose are plentiful in Maine, but the only one we saw was ontop of this building.   They had moose-inspired merchandise in every store. 

  The big moho parked in front of us was from Tacoma, WA traveling the USA.  Of course the day after we went to Acadia, the weather improved, just in time for us to pull stakes and leave Maine.

 This was a beautiful spot, we hated to leave.

We crossed this bridge on our way to South Hampton, MA, about 200 miles south.

We are staying at Tuxbury Pond RV Resort in South Hampton, about 45 miles outside Boston, MA for the next 4 days.  We will be taking the rail into Boston each day to explore.  Can't wait!