Heading Home

We spent 5 days in Lancaster, PA.  We enjoyed the Sight and Sound Theater's presentation of NOAH.
Hopefully we will some day see the Christmas presentation.
We experienced about 10 inches of rain over a 48 hour period.  The creek that ran through the campground flooded.
 

We enjoyed the Amish food and the farming countryside.  One day we made a trip to Hersey's Chocolate World.

Tonight we are at Fort Chiswell Campground (Wytheville, VA).  The most interesting part of this campground is that it is located between to cattle farms.

We will be home tomorrow!!!
This ends the New England Blog.

Mountain Washington Cog Railway

The cog railway was invented 

by a man from Littleton, NH.

to climb to the top of 

Mt. Washington.           

With the exception of war times,  the railway has carried visitors

to the top since July,1869.

                                            

       

These were the first engines used.

They were built specifically for the cog railway.

Later they used coal burning steam engines.  The steam engine runs only once a day now.

Now they are using bio-diesel engines to be environmentally friendly.

We are almost to the top.  Looking down we can see 

where the tracks divide allowing trains to pass

 each other as they travel up and down the mountain.

It takes almost an hour to get to the top traveling about 

4 mph.

It was chilly up on top!

We were lucky to have a clear day and could a long distance.

The White Mountains of New Hampshire

Kancamagus Highway 

and

Franconia Notch Highway

Today, We drove a loop beginning from Conway through the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

  

 

There are many covered bridges in New Hampshire.

   

This is a 4 recreational season area!
They have many lakes for summer fun and mountain resorts.  There is everything from riding the rails behind a steam locomotive to zip lines.  We passed about 10 different winter resorts for skiing and snowmobiling.

The shopping is tax free.  That will be another day.

Acadia National Park (part 2)

Jordan Pond

We had lunch at Jordan Pond.  Lunch included the famous popovers.

The flower gardens were beautiful.

Sand Beach

Even through there are miles of ocean surrounding the island the only beach in the park is Sand Beach.  It is a small area.  The summer water temperature reaches about 50 degrees.

The beach is in a small cove and there are rock cliffs on each side of the beach.

Sand beach seen from a hike around the rock ledge.

There are many trails that lead out to the rocky ledges overlooking the ocean.

Bar Harbor, Maine

Downtown Bar Harbor is located on Mount Desert Island between Acadia National Park and the Atlantic Ocean.  It has the charm of a small Maine fishing village with its quaint shops and lots of places to eat inside and out.

                                      

Most everyone is eating lobster.

A lobster dinner costs about $15.    

    

                                                                   

        At Agamont Park you can sit and watch people or observe the boats in Frenchman's Bay.  At the town pier you can purchase tickets for a variety of boat tours.      

Many cruise ships bring visitors to Bar Harbor to view the fall foliage.

One day when we were driving around the island we stopped to watch a lobster boat.

Acadia National Park (part 1)

Maine's South Coast

Kennebunkport, ME


I was surprised by all the beautiful flowers.
There were window boxes everywhere.

LOTS of walking  and shopping.
       
             LOTS of places to eat.









                                                                     

                                                       We had dinner at





This was the view from our table.

Seafood Pasta

Baked Haddock

Red Apple Campground

I post campground photos to help us remember the correct location of each campground and give others good locations for the area.  This campground reminded me of the Florida campgrounds.  There were many park models and trailers here that are permanent and used as summer homes.   We talked to the man next to us and he will be headed to St. Pete October 1.   The staff here was very helpful.  In fact, they made us a reservation at the restaurant requesting for us the window table.   OR if you don't feel like going out you can have a lobster dinner delivered to your campsite.  Everything was very neat and clean.

Cape Neddick Lighthouse  (Nubble Light)

is located on a small, rocky island.  It was illuminated for the first time in 1879.  We could only view the lighthouse from the parking lot.  Visitors are not allowed on the island.

The shore is all large rocks here but just down the road are sandy beaches.  There are more rocky shores than beaches.   The beaches are courser sand than we see at the Gulf coast.  The beaches are dog friendly!

There were no shells to be found but while taking a walk on the beach you can pick up interesting rocks.  Most are very smooth.

There are many homes and cottages up and down the coast.   They are in all sizes and colors.

It was a delightful afternoon just driving through the small communities near Kennebunkport.

Freeport and L.L.Bean

One afternoon we drove to Freeport to shop at the L.L.Bean flagship store.
We saw their boot car on the interstate.

Leaf Peeping

The leaves are just beginning to change in this area of Maine.

Now we are headed to Bar Harbor and Acadia.