Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Good First Impression Maine




  Yesterday was finally a short leg for us on this epic, but overall long trip. It was a short 3 hour hop from Sturbridge, Massachusetts and extremely scenic, especially after reaching the Maine state line.  It took several hours before it registered with Ranman and me that we had actually MADE it.
   I, being head navigator, did not have an especially good day. We missed our first exit because the interstate sign did not match the directions being provided by the Maps app. Drat!!! When I finally made a turn to go back, I chose a residential street that was very lovely and charming. Unfortunately, Ranman followed me and I had no idea how or where we were going to turn around that 20 ft truck (Larry) and the 31 ft TZD!  After driving around for 10 minutes, Maps was finally able to route us in a short loop and back out to the main road. Whew, that was a real nail biter! Thankfully, I could not hear Ranman cursing at me as we were driving around aimlessly and the rest of the trip was uneventful.
  We arrived around midafternoon and after a quick huddle, had no trouble positioning TZD for a tremendous waterfront view of Casco Bay. Our roving apartment is at Wolfe's Neck Farm in Freeport, Maine. The farm is a nonprofit organization owned by the University of Maine. It practices organic farming and is a fun educational tool for children and adults, alike.  Farm tours allow you to visit the organic gardens, barnyard and take a haywagon ride.
  Although I would strongly recommend the farm's campground, it is pretty pricey and is the most expensive place we have stayed at, with our rustic waterfront site (no hookups) costing almost $60/night. There is an abundance of scenic camping
  For those of you that are familiar with outdoor sporting goods, you may recognize this town as the home of LL Bean.  Mainstreet is a tourist's destination with lot's of familiar retailers but it had a very quaint feel, much like you would expect in a New England village.









We had our first lobster roll waterfront at Harraseeket Lunch and Lobster in South Freeport
















Beau is dressed and ready for his first paddle boarding trip








Cisco Bay just below our campsite at Wolfe's Neck Farm



The view from our campsite on the water

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