Day 97 – 6:30 a.m., 60 degrees, some fog in the distance. We took our time getting ready to leave. We even sat out in the tent one more time to look at the activity over the Bay. We departed Cobscook Bay State Park at 11:10 a.m. after dumping tanks. It was 76 degrees, partly sunny & breezy. We could still see the dense fog in the distance, so we wondered if our land would be buried in the fog.
21 miles (1:25), 31666-31687
We drove separately because we needed to stop in Lubec to get propane in the RV & having the Honda hooked up to the back would prevent Rob from backing into the area where he needed to park to get the propane. There aren’t any pictures of our drive since we both were driving. I followed behind in the Honda; Rob drove the RV & the girls were in the bedroom, not happy about leaving.
We stopped in Lubec for propane. The guy was at lunch so we had 45 minutes to wait until he got back. We took the Honda & drove to the Post Office to check on the status of our mail box. There are a number of mail boxes out at the beginning of the road to our land. We were waiting on an answer to our question as to where they wanted us to put up our box – did they need to be in numerical order or could we put ours on the end of the row rather than moving everyone’s mail box? The Clerk didn’t yet have an answer & would have the mailman give us a call.
Killing time, we drove to two places where we might be able to get fresh fish: Becky’s, named after their dog, is a small stand located near town right by their house on Johnson’s Bay. They make very good Lobster Rolls & Maine’s other common fish, fried, but delicious. H D & Sons Seafood, slightly farther from town, sell locally-caught seafood in season & they’ve opened a little cafe called Shore Thing. I wanted to check with both the places so I could start stocking up with local fresh fish in the freezer to take home with us. Becky’s was getting ready to close in a few days, the summer season being over. She had no scallops but would have some tomorrow. We ordered 3 lbs. We stopped at H D & Sons. Their scallops were frozen, as was most of the lobster meat, but she brought in a ½ lb container that she’d just prepared, caught this morning. We grabbed that & ate lobster while passing time waiting for the propane. Life is good!
We arrived at our land at 12:35 p.m., 71 degrees, partly sunny & breezy; the fog was out over Grand Manan Island & not at the harbor. We set up the RV on the new trailer pad that we had cleared last year in August. This will be our first long stay here with a closer viewpoint to the water. It was lovely. By the time we leave, we plan to have cleared out the dead trees & brush between the pad and the cliff’s edge. Only the dead trees; the big spruces stay.
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Below is a picture of “The House That Rob Built”. He put this together at home this year before we stopped here for 8 days in June & installed it then. The purpose of this extremely tiny house is to hold the well pressure tank so we can leave it here permanently rather than carry it back & forth yearly from Maine to NY. The extremely tiny house is insulated to keep the tank from freezing & protects the tank from the elements. Cute!
The house that Rob built, Cliff Haven, South Trescott, ME
Rob put up the screened tent by the cliff. The girls adjusted immediately. They like it here. It’s quiet & there are no campers nearby. Lots of birds & squirrels to keep them occupied while they enjoy the sunlight on the dash. What’s not to like. We have full hook-ups here – water, electricity, sewer – in our own campground. Sigh.