Bruce and I left of Montpelier, VT at around 7am heading for New Hampshire. The weather was a little warmer, but still cool enough for jackets and a threat of rain, so I remembered what Marlene told me....if you wear your rainsuit, it won't rain! So the rainsuit went on, and it didn't rain on us all day long. Thanks, Marlene!! The first excitement of the day was when we were driving along the Kankamankus Highway (referred to as "The Kank" up here) when I spotted a moose! Needless to say we turned around to grab a few pictures. We saw another moose later in the afternoon, this time with a baby in tow.
After crossing into New Hampshire, we came to the small town of Bath.. This was a typical rural New Hampshire village. There was one main corner which had the Post Office, Town Hall, General Store, and a church. We discovered a couple neat things in this quaint little town. First is a covered bridge built in 1832 that is still in use today. The second is America's oldest General Store. This store was so neat! It truly was the traditional general store where you could buy just about anything you could imagine! Bruce and I purchased some fudge, a homemade buttermilk donut (which was only 30 cents!) and 2 Brick Store brand sodas in glass bottles (Sarsaparilla for Bruce, and cream for me). While sitting on the porch enjoying our treats, we were approached by a couple that pulled up in a pickup truck pulling a bike. Turned out they were from Bar Harbor, our destination for today! They gave us several tips, we thanked them for the information, then we parted ways.
After finally crossing into Maine, we decided to start looking for a place to have lunch. We came to the small town of Bethel where we spotted Crossroads Diner & Deli. This would work. We are having a lot of fun going into these "local" restaurants where everybody knows everybody and the food is usually excellent. This time was no different....good food again.
We arrived at Bar Harbor around 5pm and checked into our hotel which is the cutest little "mom and pop" family owned hotel we've ever seen. It is very well kept and very clean. It is owned and operated by June & Lewis Bowden and their son, Adam. This family is so nice and helpful tht we feel like we are staying at their house!
After settling into our room, we headed downtown to West Street Cafe/Seaside Grill where we had the best lobster we've ever tasted! Then we walked around town, had ice cream and watched the fireworks. Great ending to a great day! HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY EVERYONE!!!
(Today was 338 miles)
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