We headed from Newburgh NY along Hwy 84 through 2 capitol cities (Hartford CT and Worcester MA) and through coastal New Hampshire, to a one night stay in southern Maine. We chose a route which we hoped would avoid traffic around the big cities, but unfortunately, we still hit some rush hour traffic outside Boston....ugh.
Our route NY to ME
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| Capitol Building in Hartford CT |
Our first night in Maine, we stayed at
Saco KOA near Old Orchard Beach. This KOA was not yet open to the public but they graciously allowed us to stay as we are KOA work campers! Had the whole place to ourselves, and we "worked" for our site by cleaning up their RV sites, gathering and burning all the fallen branches - free fire wood! :-)
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| Finally in Maine! |
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| The office and store at Saco ME KOA |
In the morning, before hitting the highway north, we took a short drive to Old Orchard Beach which was a ghost town, nothing open. Would like to spend a few days exploring this area sometime.
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| Old Orchard Beach downtown |
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| Old Orchard Beach Pier |
Onward and Northward...
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| Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory |
We took Hwy 95 through the capitol of Maine, Augusta, and then cut over to the scenic route through central coast Maine. Glad we went this way - there were several interesting stops along the way, including the
Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory, the tallest bridge observatory in the world and the only one in the U.S. Interesting tidbit: the design of the two bridge towers may be familiar because it was copied from the Washington Monument, which was built using granite from this area.
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| Downtown Ellsworth, ME |
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| Crossing the bridge from Trenton, ME onto Mount Desert Island, our summer home |
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