Day 87 – It cooled off nicely last night, 56 degrees this morning at 7 a.m. and sunny. Rob went for a bike ride. We took a short walk by neighboring campsites to see if anyone was packing up – they weren’t. Later, we moved our chairs to the hilltop and sat outside looking out over the Bay. We don’t have the tent up yet, but there was no need to have it up to hide from the bugs – there weren’t any. YAAA.
Cobscook Bay State Park
Thursday, September 6, 2018
LIFE’S A DITCH.
Day 86 – Woke up this morning to surprise rain showers. The windows & ceiling vents were all open & everything got wet. The weather forecasters failed again. 7 a.m., 69 degrees, raining hard. We were glad we took down the tent last night; in its place was a big puddle. As we packed up & got ready to move on, the campground was already busy. Today is the first day of the annual Seaplane Fly-In, and it appears to be a big weekend around here.
190 miles (5:45), 31456-31666
Saturday, July 7, 2018
Day 41 – At 6:30 a.m. it was 55 degrees, gorgeous out, sunny & clear. We wish we didn’t have to leave, but we’ve been at this campground for a month. We packed up & Rob did a complete check of both vehicles since we haven’t done much driving lately. The girls were surprised when they were moved into the bedroom for travelling.
169 miles (4:45), 29594-29763
Thursday, July 5 (Day 39) & Friday, July 6, 2018 (Day 40)
Thursday, phew, another hot one, 92 degrees again. But not as bad as yesterday because around noon, we got a healthy breeze. Hot air is better than no air. At least when it’s really hot, the mosquitoes don’t come out as much!
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!
Day 38 – We’ve been hearing some fireworks each night beginning Saturday evening; they may have something going in Lubec or Eastport – this campground’s located about halfway between these two cities. We did see a few in the distance Saturday night. Today is supposed to be our warmest day of the heat wave – the weather report is for 85 degrees, breeze later, sunny & clear. That’s quite warm enough for us. But no complaints compared to other people, for sure!
Monday, July 2 (Day 36) & Tuesday, July 3, 2018 (Day 37)
Again, nothing new going on here which is good. We’ve been using the new RV awning when the sun is shining on the door (passenger) side of the RV. It works wonderfully and we’re glad we spent the time it took to get it replaced. Keeps it cooler inside the RV during the day, keeping the sun from shining in all day.
Sunday, July 1, 2018
Day 35 – July, moving into summer and today is our 38th anniversary. We had thought about going whale watching from Campobello Island, one of our favorite things to do, but they are just opening for the season today and the peak for whales won’t be for another month or two. We’ll do it then. Our favorite restaurant, Riverside Inn in East Machias, closed last year when the owners retired. It’s so darn nice right here; every day is like celebrating. So guess what….we didn’t go anywhere. LOL.
Monday, June 25 (Day 29) thru Thursday, June 28, 2018 (Day 32)
Woke up to heavy rain on Monday. We went in to Machias to do laundry and some grocery shopping (oh, so exciting, LOL). No stopping at the Machias Marketplace nor the Riverside Take-out since both are closed on Mondays. Nothing else going on…..
Tuesday, June 12, 2018 (Day 16) thru Sunday, June 24, 2018 (Day 28)
JUNE 14 – GOOD LUCK, GAIL; SO GLAD IT’S ALL GOING BETTER NOW!
JUNE 20 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARK T.! WE HOPE IT WAS EXCELLENT!
We really have been lazy! Everything is going well. We are still camping at Cobscook Bay State Park and enjoying every minute of this beautiful place. Our campsite is excellent with a wonderful waterfront view. We’ve spent most of our time outdoors in the screened tent, fully protected from the bugs (which aren’t nearly as bad here where it’s more open from the woods, and the afternoon breezes help to keep them at bay). That’s in comparison to the experience on our land last year around this time.
Monday, June 11, 2018
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CATHIE! WISH WE WERE THERE TO HELP YOU CELEBRATE!
Day 15 – We kept a close watch over campers checking out this morning, knowing we had to be out of campsite #7 no later than 11 a.m. (Saturday when we’d taken a drive around the campground, we’d stopped at the Ranger’s Station to check the availability of various sites, and we’ve been checking online getting the status of the reservable sites. None of the sites we wanted were available for the next several weeks at least; those campsites had all been reserved. There were some campsites that were non-reservable and those are first-come, first-served. We were warned that as soon as a camper checks out of a non-reservable campsite, the first person to check in for it at the Ranger’s Station, gets it.)