On to Maine

We left Dry River CG in Crawford Notch SP this AM. We liked the privacy of the sites, each separated from the next by 30 – 40 feet of forest. Restrooms and showers were clean, no hook ups but we don’t need them. No cell phone signal, and far from town, but again not a big deal. We had time for one more hike before hitting the road and we chose Big Sawyer lake trail. It’s 1.5 miles and ends at a campground worth remembering. There are 8 sites, some with lean to’s, some with flat wooden platforms for pitching a tent on. Here are two pictures from one of the campsites, lean to visible on the picture side…

Finished the hike at about 1:30 then we hit the road for Maine. I’ve been looking forward to a fresh lobster roll for a long time. We chose this place in Belfast, Me. Packed with people, cars from California, Florida, Virginia, etc. Maine license plates were on about half the cars. Peggy had haddock. We left Sammy in the car but should have taken him to the outdoor dining area. We saw two English setters there, quite unusual to see that breed. Usually you see some kind of doodle. Lobster pound is a common name for a seafood place in Maine, not sure why. Here’s the place…

Finally we are staying tonight at a Harvest Host site, Stone Tree Farm and Cidery. Peggy, super taster that she is, rejected every cider on the flight except the margarita, we bought a growler of that.

I’m always interested in how people make a living. Two guys bought this vineyard two years ago and make wine from their own grapes, cider from apples they purchase. The Harvest Host program really helps them out. We are one of three HH guests tonight. You are expected to make a purchase in exchange for parking on their spot, which in this case is the front yard. The tasting room and outdoor picnic tables are around back, opposite a walkout basement.

We go on to New Brunswick tomorrow, staying at a Canadian National Park, Nova Scotia Sunday or Monday. Don’t know where we’ll stay after Sunday.

One more picture. In case you ever wonder what Sammy does while we drive, this picture says it all.