The Rolling Hills: Last Days in Camden

August 12-14

In the last days before we left Camden, we tried to get in as much as we could. Though we were ready to move on, when it came down to it we were kind of sad to be leaving all the friends we'd made this summer.

On Sunday the 12^th, we went to another great restaurant the Home Kitchen Cafe. I remember how, when we first arrived in Camden, we thought there weren’t any good places to eat in area, but in the past few weeks we’ve found a few that we’ve enjoyed: Chase Daily in Belfast, Long Grain in Camden, The Bay Leaf Bistro in Lincolnville, The Market Basket in Rockland, and Home Kitchen Cafe in Rockland.

Home Kitchen Cafe

It took all summer, but we finally went to the Owls Head Transportation Museum. As expected there were lots of old cars and a few airplanes. The one T liked the best was a Crosley. His mom and dad had one when he was growing up.

T and the Crosley

On the evening of Monday the 13^th we had several of the hosts and another camper over for cocktails. What a wonderful evening it was, sitting around the camp fire, drinking wine, eating cheese and crackers and singing songs while our new friend, Renee, played her guitar.

Renee played a crazy song "Five Pounds of Possum" and Bernice and I sang and laughed our heads off. To give you an idea as to why we laughed so hard, here's an excerpt from the song.

O’ my children are hungry, and the dog needs a bone. Ain’t got a job, and I’m just travelin’ home. It’s an hour after sundown, and much to my surpriseThere’s five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight.

Chorus

O there’s five pounds of possum in my headlights tonightIf I can run him over everything will be all rightI will make some possum gravy, what a wonderful sightO there’s five pounds of possum in my headlights tonight

Our last night at Camden Hills, we enjoyed cocktails, wine & cheese and fellowship at Ed & Bernice's place with the other hosts and toasted "the good life" for the last time with our new friends.