It's hard to believe it has been three months since we left for our first big road trip in Rose. What a fabulous adventure we've had - beautiful sights, wonderful memories and interesting people and history! Rose's windshield was a constantly changing panorama of incredible scenery. We've learned so much about travelling in an RV and we'll put our hard earned knowledge to work on our next adventure to Alaska in the spring!
We spent the last 10 days of our trip meandering our way south along the Maine coast before heading to Atlanta to move our stuff to Tennessee. We had visions of eating lobster every night in Maine for $3 each like we did 15 years ago. Well - unfortunately lobster prices have increased even more than gas prices - from $3 to $14 for a "take out" lobster dinner eaten at a picnic table at a lobster pound! So needless to say - our lobster consumption was very limited this time in Maine....but still delicious! Fortunately the scenery hadn't changed - it was still beautiful! We had a special surprise in Acadia National Park - we were asked to interview for a TV program highlighting National Park Day - the day we were there. So Molly and I did the interview for the 6pm news! The last of the interview is posted on this blog....
Highlights of Maine
- Campabello - Roosevelt's summer home and Eastport - a quaint historic village on the very northeast coast of Maine
- The scenery in Acadia National Park and Molly's TV interview on National Park Day
- Lovely little seaside villages of Camden, Stonington, Booth Bay, Freeport and Rockport
- Kennebunkport - very picturesque and interesting to see the Bush compound
Reflections of our first big road trip....
- There are helpful, friendly people wherever you go - it's fun to meet new people and hear all about their travels
- Only take things that we REALLY need -it's amazing how much we can do without and how little space we really need
- It's a good thing we didn't know how how much we didn't know about traveling in an RV before we started our trip ....
- We can't be in a hurry when you travel in an RV (especially Rose) - it did help us to stop and smell the roses
- Flexibility is key - plans will constantly change either by desire or by circumstances beyond our control - we never knew what "surprises" lie ahead - we weren't bored that's for sure!
- It's a great environment to raise a puppy - that was a big surprise, we thought it would be harder but it was actually easier in a smaller space!
- Don't trust the GPS exclusively- use a map to verify!
- It's a fantastic way to REALLY see North America !!!
Next stop - Atlanta....
As soon as we finished our trip along the coast of Maine we were like cows headed to the barn. We couldn't wait to get back to see our family - especially our little grand daughter Emmy.
We dropped Rose off at the RV dealer in Tennessee for some R&R and warranty repairs. We'll pick her back up in early October with hopefully all of the little "bugs" fixed - including new windshield wipers that won't break -we hope.....
We dropped Rose off at the RV dealer in Tennessee for some R&R and warranty repairs. We'll pick her back up in early October with hopefully all of the little "bugs" fixed - including new windshield wipers that won't break -we hope.....
We spent the next week in Atlanta visiting with family and a fun day taking care of our little grand daughter Emmy while Drew and Anna were at work. Emmy and Molly had a great time together. Molly just LOVES playing with Emmy and also LOVES Emmy's food!
Spring will be here before we know it and then we'll be off to Alaska in Rose!
