Day 59 – Cooler this morning, sunny & breezy, 62 degrees. Rob took another long bike ride. We all, cats included, are so much more comfortable now that it’s not humid. The girls are feeling their oats, running around, having a great time. This afternoon we’ll be going into Rangeley for groceries & a trip to the Post Office – our mail finally arrived for pick up.
ME
Thursday, August 9, 2018
Day 58 – It’s 9:30 a.m. & pouring down rain. Thunder has Java, the scaredist kitty, scattering for her hiding place under the chair. The weather forecast changed completely, though, from all-night rain last night plus all-day rain today to just an hour’s rain from 9 to 10 (right now). Judging from the amount of rain coming down, the entire long storm previously forecasted has gathered into one heavy, short storm! Rob got up at 6:30; it was cloudy & humid & 67 degrees. He took a long bike ride – well, it was mostly a bike ride, but the “Moose Corridor Trail” was not maintained, muddy, & rocky, suited for moose but not completely suited for biking. The rain had started & he arrived back at the RV soaking wet. I thought about tossing him out with the garbage, but then determined he was not a wet rat, but Rob!
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Day 57 – We were up by 7:30 a.m., 66 degrees, partly sunny, humid but not like yesterday. We’d intended to go out this morning to drive all the way around Rangeley Lake to see what was in the area. We wanted to get an approximate idea how long we’d be here before we paid for more nights camping here. The Lake is huge, and larger lakes can get very rough with wind, too rough for our kayaking. The campground is fairly full, and will be completely full by Friday & Saturday nights. So we may want to move on, sooner rather than later…….
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Day 56 – Rain and a thunderstorm came through last night. Muddy out, 66 degrees & humid at 8:30 a.m. We packed up & got ready to leave. Maybe at our next campground we’ll have an internet connection and can post the Blog, and a cell phone signal so we won’t have to drive somewhere to make a call & check for messages? Just as Rob went outside to take down the tent, when I was inside packing up the kitchen, the skies opened up & it poured down rain. Of course, it stopped raining exactly when Rob finished taking down the tent. Rob was soaking wet, as was the tent, when it rains, it pours.
65 miles (1:55), 30770-30835
Thursday, July 12, 2018
TRIP #4 PUT ON HOLD FOR NOW.
Day 46 – Gorgeous day at 6 a.m., sunny, 55 degrees. We are leaving northern Maine this morning, heading for home. It will take several days to get home, then Rob will be flying out to CA to visit his mom. Depending on how things go, we will continue this trip in a few weeks & will start up the Blog again at that time. This is the last day of trip #4’s Blog, for now.
272 miles (5:50), 29763-30035
Monday, July 9 (Day 43) thru Wednesday, July 11, 2018 (Day 45)
Monday, 7/9 – Another hot one today, reached 89 degrees. Ugh. Not humid, but no breeze. (But not even close to the very hot weather in southern CA. To our friends & relatives, take care to stay as cool as possible!) We put the awning out early to keep the direct sun from hitting the RV on one side. By mid-morning, the campground was almost empty & it remained very quiet throughout the day. What a difference from the weekend! We just moved around as little as possible & tried not to get too hot. Missing air conditioning!
Sunday, July 8, 2018
Day 42 – Very noisy this morning, but pleasant out at 65 degrees. We walked the entire small campground after going online to see which campsites were reserved for the future & which would be free as of today. Most campers that were leaving today were gone by 11 a.m. We decided to move to site #3U for 4 days. The campground should be quieter during the week.
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!