Tony and Jills

Fri, Jul 19

Today is Margaret's Memorial Service.  It was a very nicely done service with some of her colleagues and friends making comments about her.  She was quite the feisty lady, and is well known in this part of the country.  She retired at 85 and the Governor of Maine declared it the Margaret C Lunt Appreciation Day for the state of Maine.

Tony, Jill, Avala, Chris, Cousin John, Dash, Greg, Heidi, Farrel and Nash

One of the memorable stories from the Memorial Service I recall is that she was driving in Ellsworth (where she worked) one day and a policeman pulled her over.  When he came up to the car, he asked "Do you know how fast you were going back there?"  To which she promptly replied, "Hell no!  I can't read and drive at the same time."  She was obviously quite a character.  We were fortunate to have met her on several occasions.

This afternoon we spent at the "Camp", which is what they call the cabin on the lake, with all the family and enjoyed a wonderful time catching up with all the kids and there families.  This is Jill's family home and she was raised here.  We've heard interesting stories about living here.  It isn't always hot (the temperatures have reached near 90 several times recently).  In the winter the lake freezes, and years ago, the primary means of ingress and egress was over the ice.

It is a beautiful place.

Chris takes his son and niece out rowing

Heidi and Farrel Williams

Dash,  Chris's son

This is on the front of the Ellsworth Town Hall

Tonight we went to dinner in Bangor and I've had my second Lobster.  Outstanding!

Sat, Jul 20

After a pleasant swim at the Y, we decided to go down east toward Acadia National Park and check out the RV parks in the vicinity for later use when we return from Canada.

Acadia National Park encompasses parts of two peninsulas.  The Northern Peninsula is the more crowded and on which Bar Harbor exist.  The Southern one is much more rural and more to our liking, so we started exploring it.  There were several RV parks, and we've decided that the Seawall Park, which is part of the National Park looks real good, and when we come back through here from Canada, we'll try to plan a couple days there.

We look forward to coming back to this area in a couple of weeks.

On the way to the end of the peninsula, we stopped in a village and watched a lobster boat being unloaded of its bounty.  We were also reminded that the tides here are 20+ feet.

The tide is rising

This boat was waiting for high tide to launch

We've made reservations for next weekend at the Eastern tip of Nova Scotia in  the town of Baddeck. It's less than 600 miles from here, but at our normal driving times, it will take at least that amount of time to get there if we leave Monday.  On the way, we plan to spend some time on the Bay of Fundy, which has the highest tidal ranges in the world.  I think it will be interesting to observe the interaction of the tides and the people who live and work on the water.

This evening, we met the entire Pimentel/Lunt clan for dinner at the Looking Glass Restaurant, which overlooks Bar Harbor.  It is a beautiful location and we all enjoyed  toasting Margaret and Edward Lunt.  {Jill's parents} Thank you Jill and Tony for a wonderful evening!

The view from the Looking Glass Restaurant overlooking Bar Harbor

The clan gathers

Jill and cousin John

The view from the restaurant is beautiful

Sun, Jul 21

The heat wave has finally broken.  The temperature this evening is in the low 60s, and the forecast for later this week is the low 50s.  We'll have to make sure the propane tank is full when we leave for Canada tomorrow.  Quite a contrast from concern about the two air conditioners being able to keep the motorhome cool.

Around noon today, we decided to drive the loop around Acadia National Park.  It's about a 45 minute drive from here to the park.  We spent the afternoon enjoying the Atlantic ocean from the mountains. That was certainly different
Acadia National Park is a beautiful, rugged coast line peninsula (actually parts of two peninsulas).  It is not spectacular as many of the Western U. S. parks, but it is certainly a national treasure.

It is a rarity to see a Sandy Beach is this part of the coast.  This is called "Sandy Beach" and is part of Acadia National Park.  The water temperature is around 50 degrees.  Only a few brave kids were in the water.

Cadillac Mountain is in the Park.  It is the highest coastal mountain on the East Coast, at 1,500 feet.  This is a landscape of many coves and inlets with islands dotted throughout the waters.

We met Tony, Jill, and Greg at the Union River Lobster Pot on the way back to the motorhome, and thus my daily ration of lobster.

Another day, another lobster!

While waiting for the Pimentel's to arrive at the restaurant, we enjoyed a glass of wine sitting on the lawn of the restaurant overlooking the Union River.

Now, off the Canada!