Miscellaneous Maine Memories

This post is about a few of the odds and ends from our time in Maine that did not make it into yesterday's post. 

The  Androscoggin River - we traveled several miles along this on our first day in Maine on hwy 2. 

This clock is on Main Street in Bar Harbor or "Baa Haa-baa"

We were camped in the very well named Blackwoods campground. The forest was dense and dark, the solar panels didn't do us much good. We built a fire one evening, which it may surprise you to know it is the first campfire the two of us have had in several years. 

Time for the lighthouse summary. We saw some across the water on islands but got fairly close to these four. 

Bass Harbor - on Mt Desert Isle

Cape Elizabeth

Pemaquid Point - this is the lighthouse on the Maine quarter. 

Portland Head Light - my favorite. It was recommended to me by a lady from So. Carolina who I chatted with in a Facebook quilting group. 

This beautiful bridge crosses the Penobscot Narrows. The old bridge has been removed it was dangerously deteriorated. They built the new one in just 3 years from 2003 to 2006. There is an observation tower at the top of the west support. We did not take the tour, but I bet it has a fantastic view. 

We shopped at Trader Joe's in Portland today. It was our first TJ's since Lincoln NE. It was nice to stock up on some of our favorite treats and staples ( more treats than staples!)

Signs

Maybe it is a "sign" that I use too many non-flush toilets in my life, but every time we passed this sign, I found it kinda funny. 

We had our final Maine lobster roll at this place by the Cape Elizabeth Light. 

This will be our final night in Maine. Now we are trying to decide what to do next. Both of us are a little tired of "touristing" - we will head generally south and a bit west. We will try to avoid toll roads, freeways and big cities. It might be nice to find a Habitat project to drop in and help for a day or two. Who knows I am sure something interesting will come along, it usually does.