Freeport, Maine

Saturday found us doing laundry. It sure is great to have the washer and dryer right in the motor home. We decided we wanted to visit Bath.

We didn't want to leave Charley, so she got to travel with us today. We headed out and Nancy got us off on the wrong road. Had to back track to get on the road to Bath. When we arrived we found the "Maine Maritime Museum, parked in the shade and cracked the windows so Charley wouldn't get too hot. It was a whopping 74 outside, so not too much problem was expected! She is such a good dog.......how could we ever get so lucky to get her?

Imagine our surprise when we got to the door and there was no admission fee today.

Nancy is in the pilot house of a harbor tug

A lobster trap similar to what Tom remembered at his Uncle Pete's in Kinnebunkport, years ago.

The museum has a new director and he started today so to honor him they were letting everyone in free! We walked in and took photos and enjoyed what we are saw....... This museum let's you see all parts to boatbuilding, from engineering to the finished boat. They have an old boat for children to have fun on...to showing how the wooden boats had the wooden boards that had to be curved and molded into different parts. The kiln where they heated pine tar to make the pitch that seals the seams in the boat.
After we tired out we decided to get back to the car and find someplace to eat. We found a great little Irish bar. We each ordered soup and a sandwich and Tom has a good time reading the walls and we both enjoyed the atmosphere and Irish background music. It was a good find and great meals.

We left Bath and headed to Portland to "Big Moose" Harley Davidson. Oh, the joys of trying to find light colored tees. Once again they only had cool shirts in dark colors. What's a south Florida person to do? We bought it anyhow!

Us with the Wooden Big Moose

We return to the campground and I hurried to make macroni salad. The campground had a spaghetti dinner to honor Fathers. We went, had a wonderful time. I went home to once again get another load in the washer. Another wonderful cool Maine evening. We had to close up as the temperature gets into the 50's each night. Isn't life great?