June 28
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| Bailey Island Bridge |
We went to Bailey Island to see a bridge that was built in 1928. It
is made of Maine Granite in a cribwork design and it is the only bridge
of it's kind in the world. The island was quaint and the view of the
coastline was magnificent.
We then drove over to Freeport to return some shoes and take a photo at LL Bean's 'flagship store'. The store opened in 1912. From there we headed down to Portland, ME. We drove around Portland and found the Eastern Cemetery. I'm getting to see some old and very unique graves. The Eastern Cemetery is a National Historic Site. I didn't know any graveyard was considered a National Historic Site. What makes exploring graveyards in this area so much fun is the interesting grave stones and monuments. In the 1700's and 1800's they put weeping willows and urns on many headstones and wrote long epitaphs on the stones. You can learn a lot about history by reading the stones.
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| Eastern Cemetery in Portland. It's on the National Historic Registry |
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| 2 Captains, Wm Burrows & Samuel Blyth, who fought against each other and died in the battle, buried side by side. |
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| 1768 stone |
June 26
I had a girls night out with one of my new friends, Mary & Judy. We went to the Whales Tooth Pub in Lincolnville for dinner and then to the movie in Belfast at the Colonial Theatre to see The Most Exotic Marigold Hotel. I had a wonderful time and the movie was great! If you haven't seen it, I recommend it highly! The Colonial building was built in 1924. |
| Mary - Judy - Glo |
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| It still looks the same, just in color! |
June 24
We went to John Street United Methodist Church and enjoyed the service and fellowship afterwards. T said everyone was “so old”, which of course we are.After church we did our work for the day we headed out to see Owls Head Lighthouse in Owls Head, ME. The lighthouse was open to the public for the day. The Owls Head station was established in 1825 and the present lighthouse was built in 1852 and it is still in operation today.
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| Coastal Maine |
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| T & Molly enjoying the beach. |
We’ve been told that our work load will get a little heavier staring next week. With summer officially in swing and the 4th of July falling in the middle of the week, both weekends will be busy. Since we feel like we’ve been on holiday, having to hang around the campground for a few extra hours during the week won’t be much of a burden. We are looking forward to meeting more people.
June 23
We went over to Rockland to check out their street fair. They had closed off main street and had local bands playing, and children’s dance groups performing. They even had a doggie ice cream social. Unfortunately, we didn’t bring Molly so she missed out.
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| Fiore Owner & Glo |
They had a 32 foot lobster on a float and of course I had to caress it.
June 21st
I went fishing in the afternoon and caught a small mouth bass, which I threw back. I’ve been fishing twice now and caught one fish each time. The first time I went I lost the fish in the water because he slipped of my string. My hope is that sometime before the summer is over I catch enough fish for dinner or at least one large fish to remember Maine. 
Later that day, we went over to Belfast to see what their Summer Solstice celebration was all about. It was a very small event with a lot of locals coming to celebrate. We walked through the town and took in the harbor view. Took a photo opportunity at the Lions Chair and headed home.
All shapes attended the Summer Solstice.
June 19th
We went to a restaurant called Cod's End in Tenants Harbor. One of the other Camp Hosts recommended it and went with us. They have a weekly special "Twin dinner". It's two soft shell lobsters (1.25 lbs), with coleslaw and a homemade biscuit for $17.99. To say the least it was wonderful!! The picture at the right is me with the owner of Cod End.
June 14th
We went to Bangor for the day, expecting to see a lot. NOT! The highlight according to the locals is, Stephen King's house and a 37' tall statue of Paul Bunyan. I couldn't get close enough to Paul Bunyon to take a picture due to construction in the area. Unfortunately or fortunately, depending how you look at it. No pun intended. Stephen King's house itself is just an ordinary Maine type house. What makes it unique is the gate in front with bats and spider web designs.
On our way back to Camden, we visited Fort Knox. Yes. There are two Fort Knox, One in Kentucky where the money is, the other in Prospect Maine. British ships entered Penobscot River during the war of 1812 and the US Government felt it needed a fort to defend the area. In 1825 the nations defense plans included a fort at the site, but no funds were allocated until 1844, at which time construction began. The fort saw two periods of military activity, Once during the Civil War and for one month during the Spanish-American war.
We had no satellite TV and only 3 channels of local TV to T's sadness. I think it's great! We are getting to know each other like when we were first married and lived in Turkey and had no TV. We talk a lot. Our days consist of rising somewhere between 7 and 8 am; having coffee, taking a 1 to 2 mile walk with Molly; having another cup of coffee sitting around a fire. Then around 10:30 or 11:00 we go to work. We walk across the path/road and clean the bath house. That takes about 1 to 1 1/2 hours and then we're finished with work for the day. We have a little lunch and then do what ever. Cocktails at 5ish. Our daily toast is, "To the good life." [Shown in picture at the bottom of this posting.]
June 11th
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| 7/8 mile long breakwater |
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| Breakwater Lighthouse |
June 8th
We drove down to Freeport to the L.L. Bean store, where T bought shoes and a Guide Shirt. The shirt was something he’d been looking for over the past few years. He was quite happy with his purchases.Freeport is basically a tourist town with lots of outlet stores with the main attraction being the original L.L. Bean store.
After being here a week and experiencing so much rain, we decided we needed rubber shoes, so we could slosh around in this stuff and not have wet feet. A few days later, the sun came out and we had a couple of sunny days. Then rain, then sun. They told us their summer didn't start until the end of June and now we are believers. Though a little gloomy, we made the best of it and had a few laughs.
June 2 -7-
During the night the first night it began to rain and it rained through the night and did so for the next five days. The temperatures dropped into the 50’s and we knew we needed to get proper gear if we were going to spend the summer in Maine.We met our bosses, Bill & Joyce Elliot and a few of the staff. Everyone seemed nice and very happy to see us. We also sought out the other two hosts, Ed & Bernice and Richard and Jackie. We’ll all be covering for each other on our days off. Ed & Bernice are from the Atlanta area, though they lived many years here in Maine.
We started our “job” on Monday the 4th, cleaning the bath house across from our campsite. It takes the two of us about an hour and half to clean the bathrooms and the showers and then we are free for the day. Not a bad job. We’re told things will pick up once the season starts around the end of June.
The town of Camden is about 2 miles down the road and we could easily walk it. The town is a quaint little old harbor town located right on US highway 1.
We were given our choice of days off and we chose Thursday and Friday. On Thursday, the 7th, we drove over the Augusta, the capital of Maine, expecting to see a big city. There wasn’t much to see except the State House, which I went in. It was quite impressive. The corner stone was laid in 1829 and the building was complete 3 years later.
June 1 - Camden ME
Camden Hills State Park
We arrived here around mid-afternoon. The sun was shining and the weather was awesome. After getting setup we drove to the top of Mount Battie, which is here in the state park. There we saw the view of Penobscot Bay. Wow! We could see islands everywhere and look down into the little town of Camden. We were both pleased with our decision to come to Maine for the summer. One of my goals is to be able to walk to the top of the mountain before the summer is over.
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