The second major shift of this journey comes today on day 97. After five weeks of generally eastward movement (sorta like an EKG printout) I reached the Atlantic ocean and turned north. Two months later I am now turning the corner and heading west, capping the northeastern run in Waldoboro Maine.
I have had a great time in the last four states in which I've spent time. Rhode island with old friends, Massachusetts and New Hampshire with some new vet friends, and now Maine with an old acquaintance from my home church who has relocated here. Special thanks to "Big" John and Noreen in Abington, MA, Ron Sr and Jr in Dover, NH and Linda in Waldoboro, ME without ALL of whom the last couple weeks would have been impossible.
We went to an interesting place for dinner last night...an old pier on a point in one of the innumerable inlets among the coast of Maine. A place with a seafood restaurant and a lot of picnic tables to spread out on, looking over the bay, the commercial and pleasure boats still in the water, the beautiful coastline, and enjoyed a great dinner: two lobsters, a bunch of steamer clams and some corn for only $21.99. That would buy you barely one lobster in Denver...lol.
This is truly the most beautiful place I've visited on this journey, at the top of a list of really incredible sights, and I know there will be more to come. I've noticed the weather cooling significantly the last week or so at night and know a big change is coming so this is a very good time to get out of the area, and, while I've only seen the barest changes in the foliage New England falls are famous for, I certainly have an idea what this place will look like in a month. And it will still be another week before I clear the area for good as I have yet to visit Vermont and Upstate New York.
Just about time to hit the road, so, time to pack it up. Enjoy.
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