Saturday, October 31, 2009

Leaving Camden, Maine


Camden is a beautiful place. The city is situated at the foot of Mt. Battie on the shore of Camden Harbor. We spent the day in Camden State Park on Mt. Battie. Holly and Steve hiked down a trail from the summit to a point midway down to the city of Camden. Then we hiked back up! Actually, hiking up was easier than hiking down because of the loose gravel and stone that we were hiking on.
We experienced some local drafts at Cappy's. The chowders were very good.... the brews were even better. We tried Geary's and Andrew's brews at this venue. Both were outstanding.



We visited the Owl's Head lighthouse in Rockland, ME. Then headed back to Camden, where we spent the night at the Hawthorn Inn. Maryanne Shanahan and her husband, Bill, provided a bed and breakfast experience that was the finest we've ever experienced. The inn was impeccable and the company was wonderful. We met Susan and David from New Hampshire, who were celebrating their 25th anniversary in the quiet solitude of the inn and Camden. For more on the Hawthorn Inn check out http://www.camdenhawthorn.com/.

Today was sad, as we had to bid farewell to Kevin and Beth, who had to drive back to Portland to catch a flight back to Orlando. They have been great travel buddies and we will miss them.








As Beth and Kevin headed back home, we headed for Bar Harbor in the rain. We'll give you a Bar Harbor update in the next post!

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