We actually slept in today! Until a little after eight! We had the George's Highland Trailhead parking lot to ourselves last night, a nice tucked away boondocking site on a quiet rural road outside of Camden, ME. Got a good night's sleep. We drove to Camden Hills State Park and climbed the steep Mount Battie Road to the summit of Mount Battie, which overlooks the harbor of scenic Camden below. There, we maneuvered the van such that we had these incredible views from the van with the sliding door open while Jessica made us pancakes with fresh Maine blueberries and homemade maple syrup from our sugar maple tree this past February. People would pay for this experience! We are becoming quite the experts at finding good places with scenic views to have breakfast in the van.
They also have a nice observation tower on the summit of Mount Battie with a charming guard at the base of it.
Jessica wanted to do some hiking this morning (LOL), so we parked the car along Rt 52 and hiked the popular Maiden Cliffs Trail for phenomenal views from the top of Megunticook Lake--1 mile up with an elevation gain of 800 ft and then the much easier mile return. Jessica's still mad I wouldn't let her keep her favorite hiking stick (didn't want ants in the van).
After the challenging hike in 85 degree weather, we drove across the street to Lake Megunticook Lake itself and did a little swimming. At least, I did some swimming. I swam out to the quaint diving platform in the lake and back several times. That idiot out there with his arms int he air in a sign of victory is just me showing off. Jessica dipped her feet in the water. It was nice and warm--quite refreshing. And I'm counting it as my weekly shower too!
We drove about 10 miles to Rockland, ME and the Farnsworth Art Museum. This quaint little museum hosts the Wyeth Center in an old church building with three generations of Wyeth painters (similar but smaller than the Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford) and other art featuring the Maine coastline.
Next stop was at Owls Head Light Station (no apostrophe) in Rockland, ME.
Finally, we drove 2 hours to Portland, ME, stopping along the way at Waterfront Park in Bath to cook some raclette for dinner and then staying overnight in the Cabela's parking lot in nearby Scarborough. Overall, a quality day.
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