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Catching Up: More Maine & a New Truck
I’ve gotten a little behind, and this hodgepodge will bring our blog up to date. Since my last post, we’ve spent 3 more weeks in Maine, traded our truck in Massachusetts, and have started exploring Connecticut for the first time! First was Camden, located in midcoast Maine. Camden Hills State Park, where we stayed, has tons of hiking and the very popular Mount Battie overlook of the town and harbor. Our site was close to the park entrance, and we watched tour buses roll in and out every day. We went to see two lighthouses in the area, the Rockland Breakwater Light and Curtis Island Lighthouse. And hiked the Maiden…
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Downeast Maine
The Maine coast from Acadia National Park to the Canadian border is called “Downeast Maine”, abbreviated from the direction sailors would travel “downwind” and “east” from elsewhere in New England. Besides the super busy area of Acadia NP near Bar Harbor, this part of Maine is a hidden gem. After our beeline through the Maritimes, we stopped at Sunset Point RV Park in Lubec, ME for the workweek. The park delivered on their sunset promise. I think our rear widows are our favorite part of the Brinkley. We wanted to see a couple of lighthouses in the area. The West Quoddy Head Lighthouse is the easternmost point in the US.…
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Acadia National Park & Bar Harbor, ME
Since this was our first time in Maine, our top priority was to visit Acadia National Park. We settled into Hadley’s Point Campground on Mount Desert Island for the first two weeks of June. The busiest section of the park and the town of Bar Harbor are on Mount Desert Island. This was shoulder season so we enjoyed a mostly empty campground with cheaper rates, uncrowded trails, Spring was in full bloom, and we even had a few warm sunny days. The weather was perfect on the Sunday we arrived so we set out to drive Acadia’s Loop Road. We quickly saw how special Acadia is with the forest meeting…
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Winslow Memorial Park & Portland, ME
We’ve finally made it to Maine! Our first stop was Winslow Memorial Park in Freeport, about 20 minutes north of Portland. The campground is in a city park and a little on the expensive side for dry camping, but look at that view of Casco Bay. We loved it. All these islands we’re seeing along the Maine coastline are so interesting. There aren’t bridges but you can see that the bigger ones have houses and even roads on them. The park is very popular with locals walking dogs, kids playing at the beach, and weekend tent campers. It was a rainy Memorial Day weekend but we didn’t mind because of…
