Dean reminded me it was Friday - time to find a place for breakfast. After doing a little research we decided on Dysart's in Bangor. They had really good reviews and it was easy to drive from our campgound without getting into much traffic, and that always makes Dean happy!
We loved the decoration in the middle of the dining area...
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| Loved this old truck |
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| I love my egg on my toast - reminds me of the poached eggs my "Nana" made me when I was a kid visiting at my grandparents house. The wheat bread was homemade. |
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| Dean had his typical breakfast, 2 eggs, friend potatoes and today he chose ham. He tried the molasses bread. He said it was okay, but he would probably stay with wheat in the future. |
It wasn't long after we returned that we realized our neighbors were getting ready to move. I walked out to visit with them for a minute and then Dean joined me. We've really enjoyed visiting with Hank & Sheree while here at Paul Bunyon Campground.
Dean gathered up the equipment he needed to wash Bentley while I did more laundry and worked on another blog post. I'm almost caught up. Today was a quiet day for us and we enjoyed the downtime.
Saturday, September 22, 2018 - Traveling to Marshfield, VT
We left Paul Bunyon Campground in Bangor, ME this morning at 8:52. We have a long drive ahead of us today traveling through part of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. We crossed New Hampshire at a very narrow area of the state. It was approximately 50 highway miles and took us a little over an hour to pass through it. Highway 2 from New Hampshire to Vermont was quite long - and we ran into a few stretches of road construction where the old pavement had been removed and we were driving over hard packed BUMPY dirt roads. Fortunately they were short stretches. It could have been worse.
We arrived at the campground and were set up by 3:00pm. I had received an email from the owner of the park earlier to let me know we would be in Site 10. She wasn't sure if they would be here when we arrived. The park is not real big and most of the sites are taken by seasonal folks. It's a nice park with full hookups (30 amp only). The temperatures are much cooler so we will not need the air on while we are here. It's supposed to drop to 37 degrees tonight.
It was a very long travel day for us - 5.5 hours on the road and about 30 minutes to park and set up. We were barely on an interstate the entire way, so travel was quite a bit slower but we really do love traveling the byways where we can see the small towns, the real countryside and back roads.
One of the highlights was where the Appalachian Trail crossed shortly before Gorham, NH. Unfortunately I missed seeing the sign until it was too late to stop. When you are pulling Bentley if you don't see it in time to stop, it is most likely not going to happen.
Dean and I both find the idea of hiking a portion of the Appalachian Trail as something we would like to do. Since we do not have the equipment to hike overnight, it would have to be a day thing. There is one thing for sure we definitely love this area of the country and would enjoy returning again - so who knows..... it could happen!
About 5:00 or so, Erica (the owner of the park) knocked on our door. We had our door open despite the fact it was only 59 degrees outside. She stopped by to collect our payment and we visited with her for about 20 minutes or so. Erica was really sweet and gave us several suggestions on things to do in the area. While we visited some of the ones she mentioned when we were here in August, there were a couple that we want to be sure and do. One thing she mentioned was Hope Cemetery in Barre, VT. I had to laugh, since we just visited the cemetery in Bangor. She said this one really has some interesting monuments that she thought we would enjoy, so we will try to do that one day. There's also a place where they quarry granite nearby and we might try to fit that in as well. The large Cabot creamery is just down the road too, so if we have time we might visit it. We already have plans for tomorrow that will take most of the day, so we'll save the ones that are near the campground for Monday.
Here are some pictures I took on our way from Maine to Vermont today:
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| I am amazed at how tall some of the trees are here. |
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| Skohegan, ME |
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| Skohegan, ME |
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| Grange Building, Norridgewock, ME |
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| Near Dixfield, ME |
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| Bridge at Rumford, ME |
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| Near the border of ME or NH |
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| Welcome to New Hampshire |
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| In the White Mountain National Forest, NH |
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| Gorham, NH |
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| Gorham, NH |
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| New Hampshire Road |
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| You can't read this, but here is a link to explain Lake Coos and the Presidential Range. Taken from Roadside History, New Hampshire.com |
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| New Hamshire |
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| Our sunset - out Bentley's back window. |
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