Summary. Day 27, July 28. Sightseeing day scheduled, but ended up driving to Portland, ME.
Details. The close quarters of our Hancock, ME lodging were getting tiring pretty quickly. Further, if it rained on Sunday, outdoor activities would be curtailed and then we’d be in a helluva mess. A tiny room for two adults and two dogs for 24 additional hours? So we decided to travel down the ME coast to Portland. I booked a king suite at a Holiday Inn in Portland–thank goodness for smart phones.
The Hancock area is pretty–our room was just too tight for comfort.
Sunday actually dawned clear and warm, but I was ready to move on. So we checked out, and headed down the coast. Of course, we had the choice of the interstate, or US 1, the coastal drive. Of course, we took the slightly more scenic, more convoluted coastal drive. It was the usual–two lanes, some open driving, a small town every few miles. We stopped at Moose Point State Park for breakfast (at 11 AM, that is).
The respite from the rain lasted until about noon…..it fell lightly at first, picking up as the day wore on. As it turned out, the northeast had a pretty sizable system move through–Philadelphia received eight inches of rain. Add to this a 30 minute traffic jam in little Wiscasset, ME and the drive turned into a bit of a slog. We arrived in Portland mid / late afternoon with the wet weather precluding any real sightseeing for the day. I did get in some quality elliptical time while watching televised golf late in the afternoon. Now that’s a vacation!
Really vain vanity plate of the day. “CREATV” on a Prius (of course). The arrogant little twerp. If he had a second car (doubtful) it probably has plates reading “HANDSM”. Twit.
Odd business of the day. The Maine State Prison Showroom, along US 1 in Thomaston, ME. http://www.maine.gov/corrections/industries/page7.html No apparent sales pitches for items being “a steal.”
Spacious accommodations. The Holiday Inn booked turned out to be in an office park. While it may sound undesirable, staying in an office park is not all that bad….we do so fairly often. Quiet after hours, nicely manicured grounds, restaurants nearby. Plus many of the guests are middle aged working schmucks, unlikely to make too much noise late at night. They generally get out early and get to work, unlike our crew. The king suite with a small living area seemed very spacious after the last two nights.
Post title. We crossed over the Passagassawakeag River on the US 1 drive. Dangdest name I’ve seen recently.
Up next. Today was the first real variation in our planned schedule. Portland, ME is about three hours from our next destination, Providence, RI. This should give us some additional sightseeing time (somewhere) on Monday, weather permitting.