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Dag 22
donderdag 15 september 2022 om 10:31
☀️ 13 °C
Hoogte: 256 m
Verenigde Staten Tanner Brook 43.121667, -73.10166743°7’18” N 73°6’6” W
VT - Mount Equinox
15 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Mount Equinox is the highest mountain in the Taconic Range, the climb is steep and unrelenting. It's about a 1000m ascent and the same down.
Apparently, the first half is pure incline like setting your treadmill at 15%. The second half is more stairmaster-like with stepping up rocks.

Hence we decided not to do it 😃

But there is a very nice but very steep drive up to the top - Skyline Drive. Surely one of the most expensive private toll routes in the world but totally worth it for the views and saving my knees going down.

When we got up the summit, the temperature had plummeted to 8 degrees with a keen wind
But the views are stunning even if the Green Mountains are still a bit greener than we would have liked. But there are hints of Autumn colours coming through.

From the summit we took a small hiking trail to Lookout Rock. Not a bad view of Manchester Village but can't beat the 360 degree view from the top.

Driving down I was glad when we reached the bottom. The high revs of the car engine didn't sound nice 😬Meer informatie
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Dag 22
donderdag 15 september 2022 om 14:01
☀️ 17 °C
Hoogte: 290 m
Verenigde Staten Barnumville 43.196667, -73.03166743°11’48” N 73°1’54” W
VT - mooching around in Manchester
15 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Enjoying a lazy afternoon wandering around Manchester, soaking up the sunshine in the crisp autumn air and tasting some local seasonal produce - apple cider doughnut and apple cider.

Autumn is definitely here. Seems everyone and everywhere is gearing up for Halloween too. So many pumpkins!!Meer informatie
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Dag 23
vrijdag 16 september 2022 om 08:50
☀️ 18 °C
Hoogte: 290 m
Verenigde Staten Barnumville 43.196667, -73.03166743°11’48” N 73°1’54” W
VT - VT100 scenic byway drive
16 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
At 216.6 miles, Vermont’s longest state highway is also one of the most scenic and well-loved, meandering through the Green Mountains, as well as charming New England villages with all the quintessential Vermont goodness that we have been dreaming of.

VT100 runs straight through the centre of the state, from north to south. It's a actually quite hard to choose where to stop. There are so many places worth visiting and exploring. Can't do all, at least not in three days!

👆 Wilmington - a small town at the southern edge of the Green Mountain National Forest.
👆 Woodstock - named after Woodstock in Oxfordshire. The town was first settled in 1761. It's a very pretty town of renovated brick and clapboard Georgian houses. Restoration of the town was a result of the generosity of philanthropists such as the Rockefeller family.
It's a gorgeous place to spend some time wandering the streets and along the river.
👆 Quechee Gorge - at 165 ft / 50m deep, the deepest gorge in Vermont. Stunning views from the top.

The VT100 runs until Newport on the Canadian border. We leave it at Stowe where we will spend a few days in the Alpine Mountains of Vermont - hiking and hopefully tasting some of the local craft beers.

One last thing ...
In 1609, French explorer Samuel de Champlain was the first European to set foot in Vermont. The State's name is derived from the French word for green (vert) and from mountain (mont).
Having driven through the state from South to North - one can totally understand why.
Just would like it to be a little more yellow and red at the moment 😬Meer informatie
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Dag 23
vrijdag 16 september 2022 om 17:06
☀️ 20 °C
Hoogte: 231 m
Verenigde Staten West Branch 44.473333, -72.71333344°28’24” N 72°42’48” W
VT - Experiencing Stowe
16 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Stowe is a town in northern Vermont and it's our last stop in Vermont

It’s overlooked by Mount Mansfield, known for its trails and ski slopes and is nicknamed "The Ski Capital of the East". It certainly looks very alpine. Lots of Aprés places around.

The centre of Stowe is very pretty with plenty of nice shops and restaurants but the town is spread out along Mountain Road going up to Smugglers Notch.

Stowe is a good base for hiking, tasting ice-cream at the nearby Ben & Jerry's factory and visiting some of the local breweries - especially after an energetic days hike at Smugglers Notch.

And then there is the Trapp Family Lodge and Bierhall - it is managed by Sam von Trapp, son of Johannes von Trapp of the Austrian musical family, the Trapps. Their motto 'a little bit of Austria and a lot of Vermont '.Meer informatie
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ReizigerI used to ski there when I lived in Montreal
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Dag 25
zondag 18 september 2022 om 11:33
⛅ 21 °C
Hoogte: 71 m
Verenigde Staten Head of Church Street Historic District 44.48, -73.21333344°28’48” N 73°12’48” W
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VT - Burlington
18 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Burlington is a city in northwestern Vermont, on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain, south of the Canadian border.

The lake was named after the French explorer Samuel de Champlain, who encountered it in July, 1609. Today the lake is the border between the states of New York and Vermont.

French inheritance here (and generally in Vermont) is palpable in many places with information boards both in English and French as well as products in shops include the French description too.

According to our guide book Burlington is a 'must-see' when in Vermont. However, we weren't too impressed with the city.
Maybe the beauty can't be found in a rainy Sunday with the city in Pride fever 🤷

But there are still a couple of titbits to note ...
👆In 1978, the ice cream enterprise Ben & Jerry's was founded in Burlington in a renovated gas station.
👆 Burlington is home to 'Zero Gravity' brewery, the producer of the 'Little Wolf' beer I like 😬Meer informatie
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Dag 26
maandag 19 september 2022 om 09:55
☁️ 17 °C
Hoogte: 189 m
Verenigde Staten Blanchard Brook 44.248333, -72.56833344°14’54” N 72°34’6” W
VT - Montpelier
19 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Having got up really early to watch the Queen's funeral, we have a long drive ahead of us to reach our next stop in North Conway in New Hampshire.

The plan is stop in a few places to break up the journey.

First up, Montpelier, the state capital of Vermont.
Montpelier has the distinction of being the smallest state capital in the United States, with a population of just over 8,000 people.

Vermont State House is certainly worth a visit. And it amazes me that the public can just walk through the building looking into various governors offices, Representatives' Hall and Senate Chamber.
The State House was built in 1859 in Italian Renaissance Revival Style and has been renovated over two decades at the end of the 20th century.

It's truly a small town but we counted 6 churches around the downtown area. In fact, there are 11 churches.

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Dag 26
maandag 19 september 2022 om 16:43
🌧 13 °C
Hoogte: 152 m
Verenigde Staten Kearsarge Brook 44.043333, -71.12544°2’36” N 71°7’30” W
NH - North Conway
19 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
After we left Montpelier it basically didn't stop raining. In fact, it rained so hard that we had to stop twice and wait for the rain to lessen.

So no more stopping along the way.

Went basically straight to North Conway and out to dinner at the Muddy Moose Restaurant & Pub.

No food and drinks pictures but it tasted very nice - Blue Moon and Ribs 😬Meer informatie
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Dag 27
dinsdag 20 september 2022 om 11:30
☁️ 12 °C
Hoogte: 194 m
Verenigde Staten Dianas Baths 44.073333, -71.16833344°4’24” N 71°10’6” W
NH - Hiking around North Conway
20 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
After a day of travelling, it's time to do some hiking again. However, with the torrential rain yesterday everywhere is pretty soggy and slippery.
Hence we opted for some easier trails with not much climbing and scrambling over rocks and roots.

In the morning, we went to Diana's Baths which lie along Lucy Brook which is fed from Big Attitash Mountain.
It's an area with many rocks, ledges and cascading falls surrounded by the national forest. The cascading falls measure approximately 75 feet in total height.
In the summer the pools in the brook invite to swim or at least dipping to cool down.
Right now, the cascading falls are pretty strong and noisy. No way would I want to go in there.

For the afternoon, we went for a rather unusual sight: Hiking the Mineral Site Trail (also in the White Mountains National Forest) leads to an active Rock hounding site.

Rock hounding - not a word I came across before - is searching for and collecting rocks, fossils, or minerals.

We met the Park Ranger at the entrance of the hiking trail and she explained that we could 'mine' for rocks at the Mineral Site and take up to a 5 gallon bucket home with us. One needs a permit to do so but that's just filling out a piece of paper and doesn't cost anything

The trail winds through the woods and along a brook. When we got to the site there were two true 'Rockhounders' lying in the mud, digging holes and excavating rocks.

Chatting to one of them she showed us some of her finds - a small piece of pretty looking smoky quartz. She also said, it's her sister's 60th birthday and that's what she wanted to do this on her special day.

Must admit what she showed us, looked pretty (even if tiny), but I am going to do something else on my birthday 🤣🤣

Didn't stop Fergus to do a bit of digging though 😬Meer informatie
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Dag 28
woensdag 21 september 2022 om 10:30
☁️ 11 °C
Hoogte: 599 m
Verenigde Staten Artists Bluff 44.178333, -71.69544°10’42” N 71°41’42” W
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NH - Kancamagus Highway & Echo Lake
21 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Starting early from our accommodation in North Conway and driving along Kancamagus Highway which is running through the heart of the scenic and mountainous White Mountain National Forest. When driving East to West, the highway runs along the Saco and Swift Rivers while steadily climbing up to Kancamagus Pass at 2,855-foot (870 m).

It's known for its views of autumn foliage and is a popular drive in September and October for leaf peeping tourists such as us😃

We started off with some blue sky but the higher we got, the more we got engulfed in low hanging cloud basically all the way to Franconia Notch State Park which is a few miles on the other side of the pass.

Franconia Notch State Park is a nature preserve either side of Interstate 93 as it passes through Franconia Notch, a mountain pass between the Kinsman Range and Franconia Range in the White Mountains.

I wanted to walk the Franconia Notch Path to Echo lake so that I can take some nice pictures of autumn foliage reflecting in the lake.

Well, it sort of worked.
Would have preferred blue sky instead of grey, low hanging clouds. But unfortunately, one can't book the weather 🤷Meer informatie
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ReizigerIt's one of my fav pics too.
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Dag 28
woensdag 21 september 2022 om 14:45
⛅ 10 °C
Hoogte: 1.910 m
Verenigde Staten WHOM-FM (Mount Washington)44.27, -71.30333344°16’12” N 71°18’12” W
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NH - Mount Washington
21 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at 6,288.2 ft (1,916.6 m)

The mountain is notorious for its erratic weather. In 1934, the Mount Washington Observatory recorded a windspeed of 231 miles per hour (372 km/h) at the summit, the world record from 1934 until 1996. Mount Washington still holds the record for highest measured wind speed not associated with a tornado or tropical cyclone.

Often called the most dangerous small mountain in the world, hiking up Mount Washington is not for the fainthearted: elevation gain 1293m and 12 km out and back. So not for us!!

Hence we took the easy route and chose the
Cog Railway, the first mountain-climbing cog railway in the world. With an average grade of 25% (some sections approach nearly 38%), it’s also the second steepest!

"The second greatest Show in Earth" - that’s what showman P.T. Barnum proclaimed in 1869 as he stepped down off the train and marvelled at the view from Mount Washington’s rocky summit. High praise indeed from the man whose grand circus occupied the primary spot.

So, definitely good enough for us 😉
Really enjoyed the ride - apart from when the engine stopped unexpectedly on a very steep slope and the driver telling our guide that he had a warning light and needs to check it out 😳😳😯
Certainly not routine and it did get my heart beating. But all went well.

It's an amazing sight coming out of the low hanging cloud ("Undercast") and seeing the mountains of the Presidential Range almost next to you.

The highest mountains in the Presidential Range are named principally for U.S. presidents, with the tallest mountain (Mount Washington) named for the first president and the second tallest (Mount Adams) for the second president. Others include for example
Mount Eisenhower — after Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mount Franklin — after Benjamin Franklin
Mount Jefferson — after Thomas Jefferson
Mount Adams — after John Adams

A few little titbits to finish things off
👆 Search & Rescue and Coast Guard helicopter crews use the helipad on Mount Washington for training sessions to land in strong winds
👆On the way down, the carriage is actually not connected to the engine but has independent breaks. In fact, the engine is only being used to push the carriage up the hill.

A long post that can be summarised in a very short statement.

It was amazing!!Meer informatie
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Reiziger Blue skies f or you at last 👍
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ReizigerIndeed. It was just gorgeous coming out of the clouds. And the longer we stayed up the the more it cleared up.
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Reiziger Reminds me of somewhere else that that happened 😘
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ReizigerI know exactly what you are thinking. It crossed my mind when we were going up in the railway. Perfect moment 🥰
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Dag 28
woensdag 21 september 2022 om 21:00
⛅ 14 °C
Hoogte: 165 m
Verenigde Staten North Conway 44.053482, -71.12801244°3’13” N 71°7’41” W
Hurricane Fiona - sometimes plans change
21 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We were planning to visit Fergus' cousins in Halifax, Nova Scotia this weekend. I was so looking forward to finally meeting them all!

Unfortunately, Mother Nature has different plans.

Hurricane Fiona is on its way north and is expected to hit Eastern Canada and possibly Nova Scotia in the next two days.

All ferries from Bar Harbor across to Yarmouth, NS have been cancelled for the next three days. We briefly thought about driving up instead but that's not a good idea in Hurricane conditions.

So sadly, the visit is off for this trip.
But there is a promise to visit when we are back for another trip to the US/Canada.

Hope everyone will be safe.Meer informatie
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ReizigerWe are so sorry you could not get to Halifax. Hopefully next time you get a chance, the weather will much kinder to you both 💖xx
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ReizigerWhat a huge shame 😥 but as you say an excuse to have to go back!
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Dag 29
donderdag 22 september 2022 om 12:35
🌧 18 °C
Hoogte: 58 m
Verenigde Staten Britts Shoal 44.3, -69.76544°18’0” N 69°45’54” W
ME - Augusta
22 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
The show must go on even if the weather is more suitable for a duvet day.

Another travel day. This time from North Conway to the coast of Maine. Originally planned as a stop over for our trip to Nova Scotia.

Leaving North Conway in the rain we were hoping for some lull in the clouds to explore Augusta, the state capital of Maine - Viles Arboretum, Old Fort Western and the Maine State House.

Well, things don't always work out as planned 🌨️⛈️🌧️

After a short stroll through the Arboretum, we got soaked despite our wet weather gear so opted for pressing on to get to the coast.

Not that we thought the weather will be any better there as the weather front seem to follow our path.

Travelling through Maine felt like a World tour as we drive through Norway, Sweden, Poland and East China 😂Meer informatie
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ReizigerHope you get some dry weather!! X🤞
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Dag 29
donderdag 22 september 2022 om 17:17
🌧 15 °C
Hoogte: 13 m
Verenigde Staten Bucksport 44.571667, -68.79333344°34’18” N 68°47’36” W
ME - Bucksport
22 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Arrived at our destination for the day - a place called Bucksport. It's a town across the Penobscot River estuary from Fort Knox and the Penobscot Narrows Bridge.

There isn't any particular reason for us to stay here apart from 'it's on the way'

No change in weather though - still raining.
But can't sit inside all day. So better get out an stretch our legs.Meer informatie
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Dag 30
vrijdag 23 september 2022 om 11:21
⛅ 12 °C
Hoogte: Zeeniveau
Verenigde Staten Seawall Pond 44.241667, -68.344°14’30” N 68°18’0” W
ME - Acadia National Park
23 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
What s difference a day makes. Left Bucksport in beautiful sunshine this morning. But one can feel Hurricane Fiona's wind chill already.

Plan for today is to explore (and hike) Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island. It seems 'millions' of other people had the same idea 😳
Guess being the weekend it's extra busy that's why we originally planned to be here early next week. But hey ho, it is what it is.

However, after driving some of the Park Loop Road (which is what everybody else seems to be doing), we decided to go to more remote areas hoping they are not quite as busy.

Will be back early Sunday morning to beat the crowds - hopefully.

Went to Ship Harbor for a walk along the shore and to Bass Harbor to start my lighthouse collection 😃
Nice little trail, not too challenging and stressful for my knee.

And then spent the afternoon mooching around busy and touristy Bar Harbor feeling the winds warning of what is to come.

Didn't quite make it across the sand bar to Bar Island. The tide was coming in already and we didn't want to get caught out.

A couple of little titbits to finish
👆The pink colouration of the stones in Acadia National Park is due to the high potassium feldspar content, a mineral commonly found in granite.
👆Bar Harbor is along Frenchman Bay. The bay was named after the French explorer Samuel de Champlain, who visited the area in 1604. The same guy after which Lake Champlain in Vermont is named.
👆 Lobster is big business in Maine. But it hasn't always been like this. In the 1800's lobsters were used as fertilizer and fed to prisoners and servants since no one else wanted to eat them.Meer informatie
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ReizigerLooks more touristy than when we were there!
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ReizigerHow long ago have you been here?
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Reiziger2019 but it was quiet and no flamboyant shops!
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Dag 31
zaterdag 24 september 2022 om 12:10
⛅ 13 °C
Hoogte: 7 m
Verenigde Staten Big Moose Island 44.336667, -68.06666744°20’12” N 68°4’0” W
ME - Schoodic Peninsula & Scenic Route 1
24 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Still trying to avoid the crowds, we set off to Schoodic Peninsula today. The island just across Frenchman Bay from Bar Harbor.

Not all of the peninsula is part of Acadia National Park, but this section is more secluded than the main part of the Park located on Mount Desert Island. Approximately only 10% of visitors make the trip to the peninsula. So right up our street 😃

We expected strong winds and high surf along the coast but it wasn't bad at all. Still a stiff breeze but beautiful sunshine too.

Hiked along the shoreline around Schoodic Point in the National Park before heading off on a scenic drive along Route 1 aka 'The Bold Coast' of Maine.Meer informatie
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Dag 31
zaterdag 24 september 2022 om 19:09
🌙 14 °C
Hoogte: 44 m
Verenigde Staten Card Brook 44.535, -68.4144°32’6” N 68°24’36” W
ME - Tasting the season 😉
24 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
After having tasted Pumpkin ice-cream and Pumpkin beer, tonight it was finally time to taste some Pumpkin pie 😃

I like it!!
Tastes a little bit Xmas-y with all the spices.

Not sure how to transport one home though.Meer informatie
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Dag 32
zondag 25 september 2022 om 08:35
☀️ 12 °C
Hoogte: 77 m
Verenigde Staten Jordan Ridge 44.323333, -68.25333344°19’24” N 68°15’12” W
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ME - Hiking Penobscot Mountain in Acadia
25 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Another day hiking in Acadia National Park in beautiful sunshine and no wind. It's so calm compared to yesterday

Starting early to get ahead of the game (and the crowds).

Target for today: Penobscot Mountain.
A moderate trail, only 6.1km with a modest elevation gain of 295m. We thought we would be done in about 2.5 hours and do another trail in the afternoon.

The first 0.5 miles involved lots of rock climbing and scrambling. Then an long stretch on Granite up to the top of Mount Penobscot before descending on a tricky path along Deer Brook.

Must admit the climbing at the start was rather challenging but also a lot of fun. And we made it to the top even if it took us 3 hours 45 minutes to finish the trail.

No further hiking in the afternoon though. Drove along the Park Loop Road for a while (with lots of others) before calling at the Asticou Inn for a well deserved drink - ok, 🍺Meer informatie
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Dag 33
maandag 26 september 2022 om 08:11
🌧 15 °C
Hoogte: 60 m
Verenigde Staten Jesse Bog 44.563333, -68.5944°33’48” N 68°35’24” W
What is it about Mondays / Travel days?
26 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
There seems to be a theme developing here ...

It's Monday, it's a travel day ... It's raining.

At least it's supposed to clear up by the time we reach our destination further south 🤞🤞
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Dag 33
maandag 26 september 2022 om 12:49
⛅ 19 °C
Hoogte: 7 m
Verenigde Staten Passagassawakeag River 44.433333, -69.00666744°25’60” N 69°0’24” W
ME - Highway 1 going South
26 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Travelling south now, in the direction of home

Or as Fergus put it:
'We are closer to home than Los Angeles', the starting point of our trip.

At least it stopped raining along the route.
Stopping in various places along Penobscot Bay to marvel at the scenery.

Went to the historic village of Castine, which has been established in the early 17th century and has been flying the flags of France, Britain, the Netherlands and the US.

Got caught out by a sharp short(ish) shower while walking in Witherle Woods.

Spotting wildlife along the road ...

Stopping in Belfast to take a stroll across the Memorial Bridge over the Passagassawakeag River and along Harbor Walk in the hope for an ice-cream. But sadly the shop was shut.

The little titbit of today
👆The pronunciation Passagassawakeag River is PASSA-AS-SA-WAU-KEAG. It's a Penobscot Indian word meaning 'Sturgeon-his-place' or more descriptive 'the place for spearing sturgeon by torchlight 'Meer informatie
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Dag 34
dinsdag 27 september 2022 om 09:34
☁️ 16 °C
Hoogte: Zeeniveau
Verenigde Staten Harbor Park 44.101667, -69.10666744°6’6” N 69°6’24” W
ME - Sailing Penobscot Bay
27 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Well, we have been driving and walking around Penobscot Bay. It's time to look at it from a different angle.

Very calm sea this morning but with apparently enough breeze for a good sail. Still a little overcast but the ☀️ is trying to make it through.

Spent a couple of hours sailing along the coast and around some islands. Saw lots of harbor seals, a few eagles flying over head, some loons and lots of lobster pot buoys

Apparently lobster like cooler water, so in the main season the lobster pots have to be much further our at sea. Now, with the water getting colder, they are closer to the shore again. But lobster season is coming to an end anyway.

And I haven't tried one yet 🤷Meer informatie
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dinsdag 27 september 2022 om 14:56
⛅ 17 °C
Hoogte: Zeeniveau
Verenigde Staten South Ledge 44.103333, -69.07833344°6’12” N 69°4’42” W
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ME - Walking Rockland Breakwater
27 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Rockland is located on the west side of Penobscot Bay.

In the 19th century, its harbor was frequently used as a safe harbor during bad weather but it was less than ideally suited to this task, because its large east-facing opening would still subject ships at anchor to storms with winds from the northeast.

To improve harbor protection, the breakwater, which is more than 1,200 m long, was built at the end of the 19th century.

The granite blocks for the Breakwater were cut precisely to fit and were placed end-to-end in water up to 70 feet deep.

We walked along the Breakwater at low tide with plenty of space between the tip of the granite blocks and the sea. When we sailed past it earlier today, it was high tide and people might have gotten wet feet.Meer informatie
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Dag 35
woensdag 28 september 2022 om 00:30
⛅ 15 °C
Hoogte: 15 m
Verenigde Staten Wasgett Field 44.097401, -69.11820644°5’51” N 69°7’6” W
What a night ...
28 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Heard a strange noise in the middle of the night.
Thought someone just locked their car outside as all American cars seems to beep when they get locked.

Heard it again ... and again ....

By the time I was awake enough, I realised the smoke detector in our room went peep ... peep ... peep - roughly every 40 seconds.

Called reception. Guy came up to fix it.
Went back to bed.

Ten minutes later ... peep ... peep ...

Called reception. Guy came up to fix it but couldn't.
Changed rooms in the middle of the night.

It's one way to get a free night 😳🤷🥱🥱Meer informatie
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Dag 35
woensdag 28 september 2022 om 11:03
☀️ 16 °C
Hoogte: 11 m
Verenigde Staten Fishermans Memorial Park 43.85, -69.62543°51’0” N 69°37’30” W
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ME - Boothbay Harbor
28 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Travelling further south along the coast in glorious sunshine this morning.

The mid-coast of Maine has so many peninsulas, islands, bays, rivers - it looks crazy on a map and it's impossible to grasp the expanse of the coastline. Would love to fly over it.

Stopping in a few places along the road to break up the journey.

Boothbay Harbor is a quaint little place.

Boothbay Harbor was developed as an important fishing center, able to hold hundreds of ships in its port.

Today, the Boothbay Harbor styles itself as the Boating Capital of the World with lots of daily boat excursions to see whales, puffins, seals, lighthouses, and lobster boats.

Tempting but we were on a boat just yesterday ....Meer informatie
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Dag 35
woensdag 28 september 2022 om 13:57
☀️ 16 °C
Hoogte: 5 m
Verenigde Staten Potts Point 43.731667, -70.02543°43’54” N 70°1’30” W
ME - Harpswell and Pott's Point
28 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Oh, how much would I love to have a drone to see this area from above.

Driving down Harpswell Neck peninsula and the bridge-linked islands, the landscape is ruggedly beautiful and unspoiled.

On the map it looks like Harpswell is a set of jagged teeth taking a bite out of the Atlantic and Casco Bay. Most of the forty plus islands in the Harpwell area are inaccessible but we did drive down to Bailey Island, Orr’s Island and Pott's Point.

It's just beautiful scenery with plenty of summer cottages and lobster boats scattered amongst the coves.

To get to Pott's Point Preserve at the end of the peninsula, we had to walk along a private road of secluded summer houses. So quiet and remote, one wonders if people are actually living there.Meer informatie
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Dag 35
woensdag 28 september 2022 om 18:25
⛅ 17 °C
Hoogte: 9 m
Verenigde Staten Palace Playland 43.511667, -70.37666743°30’42” N 70°22’36” W
ME - Old Orchard Beach, Atlantic Coast
28 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Old Orchard Beach - known as Maine's premier beach resort. Right now, it's end of season.

Still a few people around but definitely not busy.
Found one place in town that served dinner tonight 😃

But there are 7 miles of beach just in front of our motel. Looking forward to a long walk in the morning.

Alarm clock is set in time for sunrise 😬Meer informatie
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Reizigerwonderful sunset 🤩
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ReizigerI thought so too especially as the sun isn't actually setting in the sea but behind us.
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ReizigerTolle Spiegelung 😍😍
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