DRIVING ACROSS MAINE

We pulled out of the Mount Washington COG Railway parking lot, not too long after watching the fox make its way through the area. Our drive east was through the White Mountains, and back onto our favorite road, US Hwy 2. Except for one area of road construction, this highway continues to be an excellent choice for scenery and small towns. A couple of years ago, after leaving Alaska, and re-entering the U.S. in Montana, we drove east on US 2 all the way into Michigan. With this last stretch, we have just about driven across the country on this northern US Route. I drove about 300 miles, and we stopped in Lincoln, Maine, at you guessed it.......a Wal-Mart. Since we are kind of off the beaten path, and there were no other RV's in the parking lot, I went in and checked with the manager, to make sure it was OK to park overnight. Recently, there was an attempt by the Maine politicians to ban overnight RV parking, so that was another reason I wanted to make sure it was OK. Normally, when there are other RV's, and no signs posted prohibiting overnight parking, I don't ask for permission. The manager told me it was fine to park, and directed me to a far corner of the parking lot. The photo is of the Mount Washington Hotel, and it truly is a magnificent example of a grand old destination resort. Today, we will continue a little farther on Hwy 2, then cross the Canadian border into New Brunswick, then on to Nova Scotia. When we cross the border, we'll be in the Atlantic Time Zone, 4 hours later than AZ Standard Time. Again, the blog is on AZ time, so the post times have been 3 hours later, and starting tomorrow, with Internet access, will be 4 hours later.