Maine
Back again. I'm going to try one more time to see if I can keep up with this in a timely manner. If yes, so much the better. If no, I'll leave blogging to the pros!
Julie and I got back Tuesday night from a trip to Maine. We were there to celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary. Hard to believe that it's been that long, but it has been a good run. We had never been to Maine and decided that it would be fun to visit for our celebration. We spent most of our time in Camden, Maine, a town that is post-card pretty. Beautiful harbor; nice old homes; small but active downtown. Just a great place. We had a nice bed and breakfast to stay in. Our trip was deliberately low-key, but here are a couple of impressions.
- Maine and the parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire we went through to get there are gorgeous. We had a rental care we pcked up in Boston, and we meandered up the coast following US 1 most of the way. So many pretty places. Nice country side; regular spectacular views of the ocean/coast; and charming small towns. I was struck by how clean the towns were. Very little litter. Just a lovely part of our country.
- Their blueberries are smaller than ours are, and boy are they tasty! Julie and I made a determined effort to find the best blueberry pie in that part of Maine. Several strong contenders.
- People in this part of the world actually obey posted speed limits. I am so used to everyone flying around in Atlanta that it took me a while to realize that that's not done in Maine. At least it's not done when you're off of the interstates. They move about like down here. But on the surface streets folks drive more calmly. Not a bad practice.
- There are friendly, helpful folks all over. We had very gracious hosts at the B&B, and friendly wait persons in restaurants and shops. Had an interesting conversation with a waitress in Kennebunkport and learned that the lobdtermen are having a very rough time and that Mr. Bush has lost much of his support in that area. This is the same restaurant that found Julie's lost cell-phone and kept it for her untill we could come back through.
- I am married to a very special lady.
More later,
Jimmy
Julie and I got back Tuesday night from a trip to Maine. We were there to celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary. Hard to believe that it's been that long, but it has been a good run. We had never been to Maine and decided that it would be fun to visit for our celebration. We spent most of our time in Camden, Maine, a town that is post-card pretty. Beautiful harbor; nice old homes; small but active downtown. Just a great place. We had a nice bed and breakfast to stay in. Our trip was deliberately low-key, but here are a couple of impressions.
- Maine and the parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire we went through to get there are gorgeous. We had a rental care we pcked up in Boston, and we meandered up the coast following US 1 most of the way. So many pretty places. Nice country side; regular spectacular views of the ocean/coast; and charming small towns. I was struck by how clean the towns were. Very little litter. Just a lovely part of our country.
- Their blueberries are smaller than ours are, and boy are they tasty! Julie and I made a determined effort to find the best blueberry pie in that part of Maine. Several strong contenders.
- People in this part of the world actually obey posted speed limits. I am so used to everyone flying around in Atlanta that it took me a while to realize that that's not done in Maine. At least it's not done when you're off of the interstates. They move about like down here. But on the surface streets folks drive more calmly. Not a bad practice.
- There are friendly, helpful folks all over. We had very gracious hosts at the B&B, and friendly wait persons in restaurants and shops. Had an interesting conversation with a waitress in Kennebunkport and learned that the lobdtermen are having a very rough time and that Mr. Bush has lost much of his support in that area. This is the same restaurant that found Julie's lost cell-phone and kept it for her untill we could come back through.
- I am married to a very special lady.
More later,
Jimmy
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