TRAVEL DAY: FREEPORT, MAINE TO BERNARDSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
Day 122 – After hearing the cows released into their fields this morning, we reluctantly got ready to leave. We were up by 6:30 a.m. It was 61 degrees, cloudy and humid with a few drizzles of rain. We departed at 8:55 after dumping tanks, 66 degrees, humid, and still sprinkling.
We took I-295 south out of Freeport to I-95 (Maine Turnpike) to the New Hampshire-Maine border. We saw a little fall colors beginning to dot the trees. We saw increasing traffic on I-95 – darnit, back in the big city. Around forty-five minutes later, near the Massachusetts border, we stopped at the New Hampshire State Liquor Outlet. The prices for wine and liquor are discounted here, and we usually stop once or twice per year to stock up. We were surprised at the increase in prices and wondered if the prices in regular stores had also risen at this rate, just like the prices for food & shopping in Freeport. They don’t sell Beer at the outlet, so when we shop for Rob’s beer, I will check to see if the prices are higher at regular liquor stores in NY. Click any picture below to see a slideshow.
Until this point it had been very cloudy with a lot of fog. Now the fog had dissipated and it was the sun trying to peek out, but the clouds were winning the battle. We crossed the Massachusetts border onto heavily trafficked I-495, then turned west on Route 2, the Mohawk Trail. After about ½ hour, this road turns into a two-lane, narrow, winding road through scenic hills and forests. We continued to our campground in Bernardston, MA, where the sun won the battle and the clouds became large, white, and fluffy.
We arrived at Traveler’s Woods of New England RV Campground at 1:55 p.m. It was 79 degrees and the campground was more crowded than we’ve ever seen it previously. This is a one-night stopover place we use often when going to Maine. We had reservations and checked in, promptly being directed to our campsite, #R22. We always try to stay in this area of the campground because on one side we are parked by trees surrounding a utility building. This prevents the possibility of being surrounding by vehicles on both sides, and Pixie LOVES to watch the birds in the trees. Whatever Pixie wants, Pixie gets.
We had water and electric hook-ups. There is a dump station on the way out of the campground. Setting up only took 45 minutes, then we were relaxing. It was full-on sun and suddenly it poured rain with no warning. I guess this is what you call a summer shower. We looked for rainbows and didn’t see any. After 10 minutes or so, no more rain. Cleansing, to say the least. Tomorrow we go home. It’s always amusing when we first get home to watch the reaction from the cats. They’ve gotten used to a small environment and suddenly they are released into lots of space, upstairs and downstairs, to run around and torment each other. We get a kick out of watching them adapt.
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