Goodbye Bangor

We've spent 9 days here in Bangor, and we've both really enjoyed it.

The weather has been great for us, but the natives have suffered the last few days with record-breaking heat. It was 100* in Portland two days ago. We're almost 100 miles north and it was a little cooler here, but the humidity seems so low it wasn't bad. Many of the homes here aren't air conditioned, and the TV weatherman described in detail how he got a window unit. The average high this time of year is 79*.

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We did stay 2 days longer than we originally planned, and are leaving tomorrow for Massachusetts. John has left the trip planning/camp reservations to me since we retired, and our next stop is just inside the state line in Salisbury. We'll be a few miles off I-95 and close enough to the ocean that it shouldn't be too hot. We'll be 30 or so miles from Salem and Marblehead, so we can day trip down. We'll also be able to use commuter rail service if Boston sounds appealing. Plymouth and Cape Cod (and the crowds) don't sound manageable in the big truck so we'll write them off for now.

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Like many RV parks, the laundromat here at the campground has a leave a book/ take a book library. People also leave their magazines for others, and look at what caught my eye.

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Yes, it says "Garden & Gun".

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Whaaaa???

I was bewildered by the concept!

I simply could NOT imagine the target demographic of this publication

Finally it came to me.

It's me and John!

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And now for something really different.....

Blueberry soda pop.

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It's not bad at all.

In fact it was surprisingly good.

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They also have blueberry beer here, but no one was brave enough to try it.