Day 53 & 54 A Day to Relax & Near Boston, MA to Bar Harbour, Maine

July 11 & 12 

Thursday, July 11 – A Day to Relax

Started the morning with a little rain and then the thunder started and the skies opened!  It poured for about ½ hour.  It was so loud in the RV we had to talk very loud and we couldn’t even hear the sound on the TV.  Got some laundry done then ran into Middleboro to fill up gas and we found a AAA office and got some free maps that we were missing.  We looked for an RV dealer to find a North American map to put on the RV to mark all the states we’ve been through and all the provinces.  No big dealers nearby.

We checked our tentative travel plans and booked our ferry to and from Newfoundland.  We haven’t really had a plan so far but now we do. 

Daily Stats: 
Today's distance: 25 km 
Weather:  Thunderstorm then overcast & muggy; High: 26 degrees; Lo: 22 degrees
Diesel Price:  $3.859
Campsite:  KOA Boston/Cape Cod
Walking:  5 km
 

Friday, July 12 – Middleboro, MA to Trenton, ME 

A great day to travel, not too hot!  Head to 495 north and then 95 north to skirt around Boston.  10 am and these roads are still crazy busy.  Why aren’t these people at work??  We found that although the trees are beautiful in these states, a lot of signs are getting covered.  Highways really needs to do some trimming.  Also there are signs allowing traffic flow in the breakdown lane Monday – Friday 6 am – 10 am and then again from 3 pm until 7 pm.  That’s why vehicles are passing us on the right side.    

Merrimack River N of Boston

We didn’t even realize we would be going through New Hampshire.  Just a few miles of coast line for them between Massachusetts and Maine.  But there was a toll both in each state which cost us $8.50 for 3 tolls.  We decided to stick to the interstate until after Portland, Maine just because we had a long drive today.  Then we headed onto highway 1 along the coast.  The scenery was beautiful and the little towns very quaint but with the road going through the towns the going was very slow at times. 

At the Info Center in New Hampshire

Belfast, ME

 
Daily Stats: 
Today's distance: 25 km 
Weather:  Sunny with clouds; High: 27 degrees; Lo: 22 degrees
Campsite:  Timberland Acres RV Park – Full Service, WiFi, $46/night
Walking:  5 km
Today's News:  Maine wants full safety review due to the train derailment in Montreal.  Rail shipping of oil has increased over 200 per cent and the rail traffic goes from Montreal thru Maine to New Brunswick.

New Hampshire Stats:
Nickname:  Granite State
Flower:  Purple Lilac
Bird:  Purple Finch

Maine Stats:
Nickname:  Pine Tree State
Flower:  White Pine Cone & Tassel
Bird:  Chickadee