Author Archives: Gunther
Sunrise at Cadillac Mountain and Travel Day
Well, I was right. Neil dragged us all out of a nice warm bed at 0430 and we had some coffee to wake up then headed off at around 0530 for the first photo op of the day. We got … Continue reading
Gorham Mountain Hike
Today we went on a hike up to the summit of Gorham Mountain. Neil really wanted to hike up the Beehive Trail instead but Connie was scairt to go up there so we had to skip it. There are a … Continue reading
Acadia National Park Area
Wednesday the 19th was a rainy day so Connie worked all day and Neil did laundry and went to WalMart for groceries. They did go out to eat dinner…a place named Cleonice which turned out to be not all that … Continue reading
More Hiking in Acadia NP
Today we went to Jeannie’s Great Maine Breakfast in Bar Harbor…Blueberry Pancakes for Neil and Buttermilk Pancakes for Connie. Pretty good and filling so we never really got around to lunch. Following that we did the Park Loop Road. Along … Continue reading
Acadia NP Cadillac Mountain and Great Head Trail
Today was a pretty good day. Beautiful weather, clear and cool. Connie started off with a couple of hours of work and then we headed off on fun stuff. First stop was the Acadia National Park visitor center to get … Continue reading
Travel to Trenton Maine and Site Setup
Today we got underway about 1030 for our 150 mile trip from Phippsburg Maine to Trenton Maine. It was a pretty easy day…most of the trip was on freeways so we just rolled along about 62 mph and let the … Continue reading
Maine Maritime Museum and Bailey Island
Friday afternoon we drove the 5 miles to Bath and visited the Maine Maritime Museum. Built on the grounds of 3 former shipyards building wooden sailing vessels…it comprises the property formerly occupied by the Percy and Small Shipyard, the Donnell … Continue reading
Phippsburg, Maine
Wednesday Connie worked awhile and then we headed off for a hike at Spirit Pond. We had some troubles finding it because the directions essentially said stuff like “turn at the big rock past the tall tree”. The hike started … Continue reading
Meadowbrook Campground Phippsburg, Maine
Well, we’ve arrive he-ah in Maine. After a 150 mile trip today mostly on interstates we had to meander down the goat path about 5 miles to get into the campground. We got checked in fine and settled into site … Continue reading
Boston Freedom Trail, Beer and Lobstah
Man, what a great coupla days. Yesterday the adults went to Mass then after breakfast headed off to Boston on the T. Parking is brutal down there so they drove to the end of the line station, parked, and for … Continue reading