On the Road Again.....

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Well, we’ve been on the road for three days now and are beginning to acknowledge that not camping for a few years allows an aging couple to forget important details like locking the refrigerator door as well as the rear compartment door.  Fortunately, the most we lost were the leveling blocks.  Now, as we travel we look for places that might sell such items with no success thus far.  Not finding any today, we are left to sleep end for end since the camper is slightly off level.

                Our time in Acadia National Park (ACAD) was most pleasant disproving the line from the play Our Town, “you can never go back home again.”  The park is just as beautiful as we remembered it.  We enjoyed an evening program in the campground and a full day in the park using the free, propane-powered bus to visit the Sieur de Mont gardens, sand beach, thunder hole, Jordon Pond House for yummy chicken salad and pop overs, Bar Harbor for breath-taking harbor views, yummy Gelato and even LOBSTER ICE CREAM for Royce.  Our day was complete as we watched the sun set from Cadillac Mountain.

                The weather here is ‘perfect’ as proclaimed on the weather board at the campground office.  70’s during the sun-filled days and 50’s at night are perfect.  HOWEVER, we didn’t expect such cool weather and found ourselves purchasing an inexpensive blanket at a Family Dollar to keep us from shivering at night.  Yes, we have a furnace, but thus far Royce has not been willing to turn it on.

                Our hours in the car are made much more pleasant by listening to Anne of Green Gables.  We feel this will be a great introduction to the Maritime Provinces where we will be spending the majority of our vacation.

                For those who might be interested, we have added Canada to our phone coverage so that we can be reached if necessary.  Jackie: 585 233 5983  Royce 585 8313354.

                We hope you all are well.  In a few minutes we will be in Canada, eh?