Route map - Hancock Maine to St. Andrews NB

Here's the route we'll take throughout the Canadian provinces. Not sure yet which way we'll go first. We're going to decide as we go so we can move on if we don't like a place or if the weather turns bad. We checked into the ferry from Yarmouth NS to Bar Harbor Maine and it would cost $450. Needless to say I'll have to revise my plans even though it means I'll have to do some backtracking to get back to Maine.

Tabette goes island hopping

Hi All,
Today (Labor Day) we're in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. We traveled yesterday from Hancock Maine to St. Andrews via Campobello Island and Deer Island. We took two ferries to get from Maine to New Brunswick. Here's the view of sunrise from my window this morning. I'm camped oceanside in St. Andrews.










While on Campobello island, we toured Roosevelt's summer 'cottage.' Very beautiful grounds. The cottage had several guest rooms and at least three servant's rooms. It was quite simply and tastefully decorated. Given the lack of closets, it was obvious they did not have a lot of stuff. They did have several children and even a small school room, with a bedroom for the tutor. Here's a shot from the spot they said was the best view of the cottage and also a picture of one of the many flower gardens.














Driving north on US 1 on Sunday, we drove through Lubec, the easternmost town in the US, and crossed over into New Brunswick at Campobello Island. People there are very proud of being the easternmost anything. There was even a sign for a gift shop that claimed to be the easternmost gift shop in the US. I didn't stop to see if their stuff was any better because of it.

Before we left the US, we stopped at Quoddy Head State Park. There was a wonderful light house (this picture is for Jeannie). It's called West Quoddy Head Light.










From there you have to take a ferry to Deer Island and then take a second ferry to get to the mainland. The second ferry is free. The first one cost $15.00 plus a dollar a foot for the trailer. This is the first ferry - it holds about 20 cars when packed full.






Cindy and I went to Bar Harbor on Saturday afternoon. We tried to catch the ferry from Winter Harbor but we missed it by just a few minutes. We were impressed with this sign at the 'parking arer' which was around behind a barn-like structure. And there were refreshments available while you waited for the ferry.














It was a beautiful day in Bar Harbor with the bluest sky and biggest cumulus clouds I've ever seen. The ice cream cone was also the largest I've ever seen or eaten.

While at Cindy and Jim's place, we spent several lazy hours lounging under their apple trees and then later in my front 'porch' when the bugs got bad. We had a good time getting caught up on all the family doings. Here's my front porch, aka tent/screen room. It comes in real handy when the mosquitos find us at dusk.

Route map - Niagara Falls to Maine

This is the route we took to get to Maine. We dropped down into Vermont and then cut across New Hampshire and Maine, all on Route 2.

Hello to cousins in Hancock, Maine

Hi All,

We made it to Maine yesterday. Stopped in Vermont to visit an old friend and then took a couple of days to get to the coast of Maine. They live quite close to the Schoodic Pennisula, which is part of Acadia National Park. The weather has been wonderful - typical late summer Maine, temperatures in the low 70's with a slight breeze most of the day. I'm camped out back under a couple of apple trees and it's very quiet.

Here's a picture of my cousin's cow. She puts it out by the road to signal that her shop is open for business. She only opens the shop about once a month. Whenever she feels like it. That's how they do things here in Maine. The shop is called the "Cowgirl's Emporium" (she lives in Houston over the winter). The locals were quite curious when she first opened the shop.

We went to see an old covered bridge in Western Maine just north of the White Mountains. Built in 1872. It was near the Sunday River and there was quite a lot of new development going on. Sad to see that developers have discovered the area this far north in Maine.

I spent one night on the north shore of Lake Ontario. That was very nice and very quiet. I saw another T@B which was camped just two sites down from me. They were from Prince Edward Island and were going to Toronto.

Niagara Falls was a bust but here's a picture taken near Horseshoe Falls on the canadian side. I didn't like the town of Niagara Falls at all. It was extremely crowded and full of signs and small shops (like tatoo parlors and casinos). Not a very friendly environment. I was surprised at how many families were still touring this late in August.

I'll write again when (if) I find an internet cafe in New Brunswick.

Route map - Indiana to Maine

Here's a map showing our route from Indiana to Maine. Right now we're in Niagara Falls, on the Canadian side. We crossed the border without even needing my passport or Roxie's health certificate. Oh well. On Sunday we'll head to Presquile Provincial Park on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Then it's on to Underhill, Vermont to visit an old friend who I haven't seen for 17 years.

We made it to Niagara Falls!

Hi All,

We've been offline for a couple of days. We kept quite warm and soggy in the heartland... But we weathered the storms quite well. Today was a long day driving to Niagara Falls and tomorrow we'll actually go to view the falls.



Here's a picture of a lovely flower garden at Bonneyville Mills in Bristol, Indiana. The mill is in a large park with lots of hiking trails and picnic areas. Unfortunately they don't allow pets inside the mill so I couldn't take the tour. (It was much too hot to leave Roxie in the car.) The mill is an old grist mill that mills whole wheat flour.

I took Tabette to Goshen to the T@B factory for a minor facelift. The guys put new plastic trim on the outside and installed new cabinet doors and hardware. It looks really nice now.

Route map - Denver to Indiana

Here's a map of the route we're taking from Denver to the T@B factory in Bristol, Indiana.