Sunday, July 12, 2009

Day 21 (7/12/09) - Shelburne NH to Harrington ME

After a drizzly night, a beautiful morning greeted us. We left at 7:50 (59°) because we were eating breakfast out! We saw a review online for The Moonbeam Cafe in Gorham, NH, just up the road. It's a small place and the review said if we didn't get there by 8am on Sunday, we'd have to wait in line. We arrived shortly after 8am and were seated immediately. Quaint little place that used to be a barber shop. Steve had blueberry pancakes with "local" maple syrup and Donna had her maple syrup on french toast made from Portuguese Sweet Bread (whatever that means). Both were very good.

On to Maine via highway 16. We didn't stop at the Wilhelm Reich museum - it didn't open until 1pm and we passed it's entrance at 10:30. Guess we'll never know the "secrets" he uncovered.

By the time we got to Rangeley, the scenic route mode had become tiresome. So, we took Hiway 4 towards Farmington, ME. During that stretch, we encountered some construction. At one point we rounded a bend and a sign stating "pavement ends" greated us. There was no indication from signage regarding the length of the non-pavement. We flagged down an oncoming motorist with Maine plates and were told it only lasts a couple of miles. Whew! We rewarded ourselves with ice cream at Gifford's Ice Cream (http://www.giffords.com/products/ice_cream_and_sorbets.cfm) in Farmington.

We proceeded to I95 in Waterville and took it to Bangor. We then headed South toward Acadia National Park. Since we had been there before, we elected to bypass this park and head NE on Hiway 1 along the coast. Finally found an acceptable rv park (maybe because it was the last one for many miles) in Harrington. It's called the Sunset Point RV Park. Just as we pulled in, a large fog bank arrived. It's been here ever since. When we checked in, I asked the owner where we should go to view the sunset and he suggested Florida or Arizona! I think they're getting a little tired of the rain here.

We head for Campobello International Park in the morning.

Distance: 279 miles
Driving time: 7.1 hours
MPG: 24
Fuel: $50.00 (19.2 gal at $2.60/gal)
Camping: $22 (no discount for lack of sunset)

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