Bar Harbor, Maine

While traveling to Bar Harbor we saw the fall season in its full splendor. The Blue Berry fields are turning to their red color as winter approaches. Happened open a unique collection of 22 Farmall tractors. These were very well displayed with many models represented. Bar Harbor is a cruise ship stop for many visitors to come and not only enjoy the scenery, but to shop in the many shops and eat at the restaurants along the streets of the harbor. Ships of all sizes come into the harbor for the enjoyment of the sightseers as well. The fog gave a surreal effect to the photo of the cruise ship.

Kaune Yacht Kampout 2008??????

It sounds like the 2007 Kaune Kampout was a great success. Here is an idea for the Kampout in 2008 . We thought that a vacation on a yacht would be fitting. We could see the families preparing for the venture, the children packing their favorite games and the ship of our dreams. If everyone would attend we may have to upgrade to a larger vessel. We would then have room for the family pets and all the children. What a fun activity this would be. Please give us your feedback on this recommendation for a wonderful family outing.

West Quoddy Head Light

The West Quoddy Head Lighthouse is located on the easternmost point of the US. The lighthouse is used to this day. The beach area of West Quoddy is made of small polished stones. As the waves would come ashore you could hear the rattle of the stones as the water retreated into the bay. A bald eagle stood watch over the point. We built our own Inuit on the shore. The Inuit is an Indian symbol representing different meanings, one being "safe travel" to those traversing the land. We saw many of these in our travel from the Great Northwest, across Canada from British Columbia to Nova Scotia and along the coast of Maine. We wanted to share our safe travel with others following us.

Lubec, Maine

Lubec, Maine is the eastern most town in the US. This small town had an interesting fishing activity taking place this day. They were fishing for sea urchins. There are two seasons for sea urchins, Oct - Dec and Jan - Apr. During these seasons the fishing takes place 3 days per week. The fishermen drag the bottom of the bay with a set of bars and chains. The sea urchins are loosened from the sea bed and gathered in the chains. They are then taken off the chains and placed in totes. The totes weigh about 80 pounds each and are auctioned off and purchased by Japan and used as a delicacy. The tool held by a purchaser is used to open the urchin for inspection. The small yellow portion is what is eaten as the delicacy. The price this day was $2.10 per pound. The bid went up to $2.20 per pound as another load came in and the bidders gathered around. Old buildings remain in the bays and the bridge crosses over to the Canadian Islands. The white triangle on the lighthouse photo shows the US and Canada border in the bay.

Reversing Falls at Pembroke, Maine

One of the country roads led to The Reversing Falls. The phenomenon is created as the tides go out and come in each day. While this is occuring there is fishing taking place for sea urchins. We observed the tide coming in and you can see from the three photos that the small rock island is gradually completely covered with water over the six hour period of the incoming tide. The incoming water creates the largest whirlpools in the Western Hemisphere. The falls are created as the water moves over the rocks in the inlet. The one photo shows the rocks that we were sitting on as the tide came in. Had we remained there we would have gotten our feet wet. Not only was the reversing falls interesting, the scenery was great during the day and into the evening.

Entering USA - Eastport, Maine

We completed our stay in Canada and arrived back in the U.S.A. staying in Eastport, Maine for a few days. Arriving in Maine was the second to last state for us to visit. The one remaining is New Hampshire. Our campground was located on the Bay of Fundy and gave us access to scenic drives along the Maine Coast. Eastport is the easternmost city in the US. This area has the most dramatic tides each day with some bays impacted as much as 27 feet of the sea water levels dropping and rising. You can see the inlets were drained from water as the tide went out during the morning. We were greeted with fog on a couple mornings giving us an interesting view from the motor home. The fall colors are making their presence and the flowers were in late bloom. The ports were busy with fishing boats and recreation sail boats. A wonderful time of the year to be in Maine.