Day 30-MA to Portland, ME

After a long day, we rested at the campground the entire day. Rachel got another opportunity to fish and also tried to catch some turtles. Tyler and Luke ran around gathering firewood and also practiced their pond rock skipping techniques. It turns out, that small chunks of asphalt make for the best "rocks" to skip. Who knew? However, the camp groundskeeper/ maintenance guy/ homeless guy did not appreciate the boys removing the broken chunks of asphalt being used as rocks. We also enjoyed meeting John from Gloucester (pronounced "Glawstah" for those that need to know). He gave us some insight on the local fishing communities and a pieces of granite the area is known for.

Tyler making sparks in the evening fire.

We found this guy on the electrical hook up just before leaving the campsite.

Just before crossing the bridge into Maine it started to rain. Apparently, Maine is the land of vacations.

Because it was raining, we debated going straight to the Portland Head Lighthouse (a few miles beyond our campsite) or just heading to our campsite and getting set up. As we were mulling our decision, Luke screams from the back seat that the RV door had flung open. I could not see what exactly happened, but about a 1/2 mile up the road there was a large area on the shoulder to pull over and park and figure it out. The door had been giving us trouble from day one and was getting progressively worse day by day, so this was not a complete surprise, but very unnerving to have happen while driving. After looking at the door latch for a few minutes, we figured there was really no way to fix the problem on the side of the road, so we MacGyvered it by tying the door to the interior step handle using extra wired ear buds we lifted from the bus tour in NYC. This looked like it would work for a while, so we drove on to see the lighthouse.

One of the many lighthouses that are a must see. Portland Head did not disappoint even if they no longer offer tours in the tower. We walked around for a little while and got close see some of the rocky coast that Maine is well known for.

After the lighthouse tour it was once again time to load up on groceries.

I eyed these lobsters and would have loved to take one home, but it was not to be.

We did find some things that we could all eat.

Once we arrived at the Bayley's campsite in Old Orchard Beach, we skipped some rocks on the pond and then ate our pie by the fire and called it a night.

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