The Route
We left Trenton on ME-3, picked up US-1 at Ellsworth, left US-1 at Orland for an excursion to Castine, Penobscot, Deer Isle, Stonington and Blue Hill, returned to US-1 and followed it to ME-27 near North Edgecomb. ME-27 took us to the campground.
About the Day
We awoke to an overcast sky and 55°. A misty rain started while we were hooking up. It continued most of the day. We were on the road by 9:20am. Traffic was light. Many businesses were closed early in the day. The sun peeked out briefly around noon in Stonington. We stopped driving at 4:15pm. It was raining steadily at 7:30pm.
Along the Way
Castine and Stonington were the picturesque and lively highlights of the National Geographics excursion.
Castine is the home of Maine Maritime Academy ...
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| Downtown Castine |
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| Castine Harbor |
The bridge to Deer Isle is impressive.
Stonington is the end of the road for ME-15. They have boats and a ferry if you want to go further south.
We were fortunate to find a unique, double parallel-parking space (with no entry/exit barriers) free in Stonington and had a very nice tuna melt sandwich lunch at the Harbor Cafe.
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| Harbor Cafe |
After returning to US-1, we followed the Penobscot Bay coastline from Bucksport, to Belfast, Camden, Rockport, and Rockland. Lots of water was just a glance away.
Travel Trivia
GPS estimate = 97 miles, odometer actual = 193 miles. The GPS gets a pass because it wasn't made aware of the National Geographics Deer Isle Drive we added.
The Campground
We're staying at Shore Hills Campground in Boothbay, ME.
A light rain started as we backed into site #9. We did a complete setup in the rain. The campground has cable TV, but no internet. The Verizon hotspot signal isn't strong enough for picture transfers.
Tomorrow
We'll decide in the morning.
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