Day 84 – Alas, the rain never came. When Rob got up at 6:30 this morning, the wind was howling thru the trees. Then it stopped & became still, 66 degrees. The front was moving through. Gorgeous day today, high 74 degrees, sunny. By 11 a.m., the campground was almost empty. Labor Day Weekend was over.
Monday, September 3, 2018
HAPPY LABOR DAY!
Day 83 – We slept well last night; it was very quiet. This morning Rob got up at 6 a.m. & by 7:00, he was already taking a paddle in his kayak, after having his coffee in a chair right by the water & watching a big frog. It was 65 degrees & partly cloudy. I woke up at 7:10 & when I was making the bed, I looked out the window & saw him leisurely paddling by with such a relaxed smile on his face. I knew I had to get on the move & get out there, too!
Sunday, September 2, 2018
Day 82 – We got up & out without our usual relaxing morning; it’s a travel day. At 6:30 a.m. it was 58 degrees & cloudy. We departed Aroostook State Park at 8:55 a.m. after packing up, but we still had to dump tanks at Michaud’s, 3 miles north of the Park, because there was no dump station at Aroostook.
212 miles (5:40), 31244-31456
Saturday, September 1, 2018
Day 81 – September, really?! Time flies. We were up by 7 a.m. Sunny & 52 degrees. It did not reach the low 40’s like it had been predicted, neither last night nor the night before. But we’re sure that’s coming. Tying up loose ends from August, we checked yesterday to make sure our Absentee Ballots had been mailed to us for the NYS Primary, and we checked with our medical insurances & Social Security/Medicare to make sure the issue regarding our home vs. mailing addresses had been satisfactorily taken care of. It appears things are on the right track again. Life’s little aggravations.
Friday, August 31, 2018
Day 80 – Looks like it will be a gorgeous day today; 50 degrees at 6:30 a.m., sunny. The girls argued over places on the dashboard that had the best sun. We went out to the screened tent for a little while when it got warm enough, then came in for lunch.
Thursday, August 30, 2018
Day 79 – We were surprised that they were still having weather in the 90’s at home in NY. Seems like this was a pretty hot summer there; glad we missed most of it. We shall stop complaining about the humidity here! Rob was up at 6:00 a.m., and I was up at 7. The girls have definitely figured out who to pounce on in the morning when they want breakfast. 58 degrees, cloudy & breezy.
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Day 78 – We were up by 7:20 a.m., 65 degrees, sunny. Today was the dreaded Laundry Day. After coffee & the necessities, we drove to Presque Isle to Kellie’s Laundromat. Okay, so this may sound crazy, but if you ever need to do laundry & you are near Presquc Isle, Maine, this is the place to go. You never know about laundromats; some can be quite sleezy, but this place was so clean that you could eat off the countertops (but we chose not to). Lots of perfectly working washing machines & dryers to choose from, all spotless & reasonably-priced, and of different sizes. Okay, Laundromat Review done, we returned to the RV at noon. Beautiful out.
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Day 77 – Warm last night, it rained a little, but it didn’t help much with the humidity. 65 degrees when we got up, partly cloudy. There is no dump station here & there are no hook-ups, so we found a place where we could dump tanks & refill the fresh water tank, for a $25 fee. It’s only 3 miles north of here. We did those chores first before departing for Easton & the Amish country.
Monday, August 27, 2018
Day 76 – It rained fairly hard most of last night. A bit muddy out this morning. Very cloudy, humid, 65 degrees when we got up. I put together a grocery list while Rob checked into where to go to get a new battery for the RV. The last time we went to start the RV, it was dead – not the internal golf-cart batteries which run the main RV house systems (house batteries), but the chassis battery which is used to start & run the RV engine. It took awhile to get the old battery out of the vehicle, partly because of its awkward position under the middle entrance step, and mostly because this was the original battery installed at Winnebago when she was being built. Of course, our fingers were crossed that it was just the battery that needed replacing, not a much bigger problem that needed to be fixed (like the starter needed to be replaced).
Sunday, August 26, 2018
Day 75 – Rob & I were up by 7 a.m. It was 63 degrees and cloudy. There was the normal weekend morning noise of kids & dogs let loose, but we’ve seen worse. Many of the campers left today, end of weekend. Unfortunately, the very loud burper next to us remained. They don’t leave their campsite, all six of them sitting outside, and one guy in particular, is quite loud as he entertains the others. We moved the car, with the kayaks on top, to the side between our two campsites. At least that way we can avoid looking directly at them.