Month: June 2021

Saturday, June 19, 2021

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EVER-CHANGING WEATHER & KAYAKING.

Day 31 – It rained most of the night, at times really hard. We slept in, although the girls tried for hours to get us up. It was absolutely gorgeous out at 7:50 a.m., sunny & breezy, 58 degrees. There are bugs here, but not too bad yet – the mosquitoes are just waking up; it’s always worse after a rain. A few campers came in yesterday after us. The campground is maybe half full. According to the reservation signs at the posts at each site, several more are coming in today. Most leave Monday. We have some ATV’rs now, plenty of fishermen, and some canoers/kayakers. A good mix. So far, so good.

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Friday, June 18, 2021

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TRAVEL DAY: RANGELEY, MAINE TO STEWARTSTOWN, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Day 30 – We had a leisurely morning. Since our drive to the next destination wasn’t long and check-in time there wasn’t until after 1 p.m., we didn’t need to rush out this morning. We had to be out of our campsite at Rangeley Lake State Park by 11 a.m. By the time we packed up and visited the dump station, it was 11:30 a.m. when we departed. 70 degrees and sunny with a breeze. As we left the campground, colorful butterflies flitted in front of the windshield and a beautiful red-orange & black oriole hopped to the ground in front of us & then flew away. I went to take a picture but, oops, someone neglected to replace the memory card in the camera after HE took it out of the camera to download pictures. He was in the doghouse.

65 miles (2:10), 46921-46986
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Thursday, June 17, 2021

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WALKS, A DRIVE, & DINNER.

Day 29 – Today was relaxing, most days are. After drinking his coffee, Rob took a walk on a trail to the “beach”. (I take a lot longer than he does to get up & rolling in the morning.) He took a nice forest trail near our campsite. It meandered through the woods and along what may have been an old tent campground, then came out to an open, grassy area that went down to the shore of Rangeley Lake. The trail sign had said it was to the beach. There was no sand in sight, but still it was a nice grassy area. Then he walked back to the campground and walked the loop, checking out campsites. Several campers left today and lots more came in. It’s almost the weekend when they will be filled up.

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

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TRAVEL DAY: GREENVILLE, MAINE TO RANGELEY, MAINE.

Day 28 – We were up early this morning since it was a travel day and you never know how long it will actually take to pack up, get to a new place, and set up there. After being unable to dump our tanks when we arrived at this campground, we were desperate to do the dumping before leaving for today’s trip. We checked with the ranger regarding the status of the dump station; he said the facilities were partially open and he told us which area to use. After dumping tanks, successfully we departed Lily Bay State Park at 8:20 a.m. It was sunny & 53 degrees. It had rained most of the night.

126 miles, (3:45), 46795-46921
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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

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DEER, RAIN, AND GARLIC BREAD.

Day 27 – This particular trip to Lily Bay State Park is really just a stopover between longer campground stays. We’ll only be here one full day (two nights) before moving on tomorrow to another two-night stopover. The eventual longer-term destination will be Coleman State Park in Errol, New Hampshire, followed by another longer stop in Vermont. It was supposed to rain here all day, so we hadn’t planned to do anything outdoors today, just some catching up inside while it rained.

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Monday, June 14, 2021

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TRAVEL DAY: PRESQUE ISLE, ME TO GREENVILLE, ME.

Day 26 – We went to bed early last night so we’d be sure to get up early this morning. From past experience we know that today’s drive can be long, with rough roads. We’d like to get to our destination, Lily Bay State Park, soon after check-in time before the rain starts. Up at 5:30 a.m. (OMG, is this the time Rob used to get up every single day, Mon. thru Fri., for work?), we didn’t rush but enjoyed a relaxing morning, just ticking off our to-do lists gradually, one thing at a time. Since there was no dump station at Aroostook, we could either dump at an off-site place or dump tanks at our destination, Lily Bay. We chose to hold off till Lily Bay. (Not necessarily the best plan, so we discovered.)

204 miles, (5:25), 46591-46795
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Sunday, June 13, 2021

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KAYAKING.

Day 25 – Another gorgeous day. Most of the campers here left this morning. SO glad we’re retired! We do remember the days of having to pack up & head home for work the next day. And when the weather is as perfect as it was today, you really don’t want to leave. We hung out until 10:45 a.m., then headed to Echo Lake. Only a couple of people were out, fishing. We covered ourselves with bug spray and were in the water by 11 a.m.

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Friday, June 11, 2021

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CATHIE! WE HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL YEAR, AND WE’RE PRETTY SURE YOU WILL!

HAPPY TRAILS TO RON/SOPHIE/MAPLE. ENJOY YOUR VACATION!

Day 23 – More people began arriving yesterday afternoon/evening. The campground got busier. It was 43 degrees out when we got up, cloudy; we could see the bugs flying around outside. I, personally, will be glad when bug season is over.

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