You are my hero, it was Wormwoods! I am now making it my life’s mission to go back there again.
So, what it looks like we can do: fly into Portland, spend Wednesday night there, see stuff. Thursday drive up 95 to 1, take our time, maybe stop in Bath at the museum there, spend the night in Camden and base out of there for the rest of the trip. Daytrip maybe Friday to Acadia National Park, maybe Saturday or Sunday morning see whatever else there is to daytrip to. Sunday evening I can park my stuff on the boat. Sound good?
Yes, sounds wonderful.
Hey, if you are a Stephen King fan you can go 30 minutes from Camden to Bangor [maybe 40min.] and see his house. Or go to the Old Town Canoe Factory.
Oh and keep a keen eye out for seals…they are pupping right now so they will be hungry and eating.
I might at that. Doesn’t he have some sort of elaborate wrought iron fence to give the tourists something to look at?
It’s not as elaborate as one would think but technically yes, he does. It’s got some bats on it and a three headed dragon.
What makes you think it’ll be in the 70s in July? Summers in ME/NH/VT are usually in the 80s to 90s. Hell, it was in the 80s-90s today. At night it will be in the 70s, but few days will be unless it rains.
If you like shopping, you’ll like the outlet stores in Kittery (also on route 1). I think most of them are wheel-chair accessable too.
True, and you really shouldn’t visit Maine without the obligatory trip to Kittery Trading Post.
Well I’ll be damned. When I was stationed in Rockland, my unit maintained the light on Eagle Island. I had no idea about Peary.
Anyway, have a great time, Zsofia. I have nothing to add as everything that I would suggest was already mentioned. I spent 7 years in Maine, 3 of which were in Rockland, plying the waters of Penobscot Bay and the Penobscot River. Most of the time I couldn’t believe that I was actually getting paid to do that. Camden is one of the most scenic places I’ve ever seen; you’re not going to want to leave.
Oh, hey - here’s something I regretted not seeing: Christina’s World. My family had a copy of that painting in our house when I was a child. I ended up living about 8 miles from that house and never knew it until I left.
Between that and Peary, I am obviously not as observant as I should be…
It can be “warm” up theyah (local vernacular) but when I lived in Portland for 9 months, the natives all said there are three seasons in Maine-Winter, Spring, and the Fourth of july! It may be cold on the ship. Take a sweater and light jacket or you can buy one/them at LL Bean. As a transplanted Tar Heel I laud your decision not to take a dip in Casco Bay. I went in it on the Fourth of July in 1963 at Old Orchard Beach. They have a sign showing the water temp-it was 45 degrees F (above zero but it felt like below zero).
I found this place on the web last year but have no idea if it’s any good. It caught my eye, though, and isn’t terribly far from Arcadia.
Well, that’s what it said in one of the guide books… Anyway, I’m used to 3 digit Julys.
I know this thread is a bit of a zombie, but we’re in Camden now and did the Maritime Museum in Bath, and it was indeed very nice. Thanks to those who mentioned it. (They do have a wheelchair but there are some pretty steep paths!)
A (good) while back, someone posted in response to one of my queries that he/she had seen both *horshoe crab soup and sea cucumber soup on a menu on some unnamed restaurant in Castine. If you happen to run across anything like that on a menu, how 'bout letting me know. Coastal Maine has been on my short list of vacations for several years.
If you accidentally end up in Cutler (and if you do end up there, it will almost certainly be an accident), see if any of the locals have any stories on Irvine Millgate, who was a resident there. Not exactly a household name, but he wrote “The Blob.” Just kinda curious what he was like.
*As I understand it, the one edible part of the horseshoe crab is the muscle that moves the tail/telson. I presume that’s what’s in the soup, and not the shell. :eek:
Glad to hear you enjoyed the Museum. Sorry about the rain. The weekend however is supposed to be glorious! Hope you and your Dad get to see the Lighthouse Museum as well.
Well, we went up to Acadia yesterday, and visibility was maybe 30 feet. All fogged in. 
Lovely drive, though. This morning Mom and I took the nature hike in the Camden Hills state park, and holy crap that was not an “easy hike” like the guidebook said! (Not super-hard, but not what we were expecting.) I spotted a frog, which made me feel like Rudy Mancke because I never see any wildlife. We’re hoping to still hit the lighthouse museum, but my dad’s back has been very bad and I don’t know if we’ll be able to or not.
Haven’t sighted horseshoe crab or sea cucumber soup, no. The most unusual thing we’ve seen on a menu is fried parsnips. (Which were, by the way, totally awesome. But not something you find back in South Carolina.)
So, how was it?
I saw the other thread, and I’m guessing the trip went well, but we’re into details around here.
I’ve never, and I mean never, worked so hard in my life! 12 hour days of hauling lines and learning lines and navigating and steering and stuff. I ate breakfast as I have NEVER eaten breakfast before! I learned tons of stuff, though, and it was totally worth it - probably one of those experiences that you look back on more and more fondly as time goes by and forget when it rained on you and froze you and you thought you’d never, ever be dry again.