Monday, August 5, 2019 Jane and I got up, ate breakfast and broke camp early today. On the way to the ferry, we topped off the diesel tank and added a little DEF (diesel exhaust fuel). We received our tickets at the check-in booth and queued up in lane 11 […]

Sunday, August 4, 2019 Flipping Flapjacks We slept late and again brunched on pecan pancakes in the RV. We agreed that we needed a day of stationariness and so, decided to stay put and enjoy our nice campsite. I took advantage of the good wi-fi and caught up on blogging

Saturday, August 3 After breaking camp, we connected back to the Cabot Trail and headed south around the western side of Cape Breton Island. On a Saturday morning, we almost had the roads to ourselves. Down the road, we exited the Cabot Trail to take a coastal loop for more

Friday, August 2 On the Way to Meat Cove Jane slept until 10:22 this morning! I enjoyed the free time to to continue reading my ebook, The Martian. We hurried to be out of our site by 11:00 and moved to another site at the same campground. We didn’t plug

Thursday, August 1 On Thursday, we awoke to no electricity and very weak water pressure. Due to a rainstorm during the night, the local area was experiencing an electrical outage. So, we had no AC, but we had enough battery power  to make coffee and water in the fresh tank

Wednesday, July 31 Final Ride at Whidden Park Campground Jane went to bed early last night and slept late this morning (Wednesday). I think all the passenger seat driving she did yesterday wore her out. Once she arose and after we had breakfast (blueberries, croissants with blueberry jam and the

Another Province! Tuesday morning, we broke camp and headed out early (for us), 9:30. We drove out of Fundy Park, down a country road, then hit the main highway. We stopped at the Nova Scotia welcome station which was very nice. I had another round with Verizon about charges. We’ve

The Cape Enrage Lighthouse Monday morning, we slept late, ate blueberry pie for breakfast, and then biked to the Fundy National Park visitors center. Using the park’s wi-fi, I called to get our phone data plan set up correctly for international calls & data. Jane called State Farm about the

Sunday morning, Jane & I packed up and left Hadley Point Campground around 10 am. The drive through upper Maine was beautiful and although some of the roads were a bit rough, uneventful. Our entry into Canada went smoothly, no one else was at the entry point, we presented our

Our Ride for the Tour This morning, Jane & I took the free bus into Bar Harbor to embark on a four-hour fully-narrated expedition of Acadia National Park with Oli’s Trolley. The tour followed the 27-mile scenic drive built by J. D. Rockefeller and known as the “Park Loop Road”.

Our Campground Entrance We were There! Eagle Lake This morning, Jane, I, and our bikes caught the free Island Explorer shuttle bus from Hadley Point Campground to the Acadia National Park visitor’s center. These buses provide racks for 2 or 3 bikes at the front and back. After visiting the

Farewell View from our Wassamki Springs RV Site Thursday morning, we packed up the RV and headed out stopping briefly at the office to top off the propane tank. We had Freeport and L.L. Bean in our sights. Jane called ahead for directions and we easily found the RV parking

Yesterday (Wednesday), I awoke with a cool Maine breeze gently blowing across my face and looked outside to see a calm campground lake – a pillow with a view! Jane spent a large part of the morning on the phone with State Farm, Ford customer service and the Ford dealership.

The rain continued through the night and the site was soggy upon awakening. After a leisurely breakfast, we took off around 9:30 excited to get to our next campground near Portland, ME, by mid-afternoon and begin exploring the area. We made good progress driving through occasional light showers with the

Tioga Downs  I awoke around 6 am ready to roll but it was raining hard, so I went back to bed and then it was 8:00. After we showered, ate breakfast, got the RV ready and hitched the car, we left Lantz Corners (~11 am). It was cloudy and rained