Up at 5:30 am to try to see sunrise - out at the beach at 5:45 and sky was hazy and glowing pink, but I thought it might be too hazy to see direct sun. It all surprised me at 6am, when the big, glowing sun came over the ocean horizon. I wouldn’t say it was the best sunrise ever, haven’t seen many since it’s not in my constitution to get up for sunrise, but it was nice to hear the sea gulls screaming and the water rippling, and one fishing boat heading out to sea. After 30 mins of awe, I returned to RV and went back to bed, where the dogs had kept my spot warm. We were up again at 8:30, had breakfast, a dog run, then disconnected RV for the ride to Belfast and Camden, 2 towns people had recommended we see. Camden was the farthest (about 20 miles), so we headed there first to do the Mt Battie hike in Camden Falls St Pk. It was about a 2 mile hike one way, that gets you to a lookout over the town of Camden and their harbor. It is a stunning view, frequently published in travel articles about Maine.
Today has heated up, 80 degrees to be exact, so a little bit hot for the walk, but I know nothing like Atlanta! We started about noon, enjoyed a snack at top, then headed down to complete the walk at 2:30. Then we drove into Camden, a touristy, traffic jam - and had to find parking for the RV. Streets are narrow so I was nervous, but had some luck finding on street parking just on the way out of town - 2 spaces between 2 driveways, so I took them both! No meters, but I did impinge on the lane of traffic a little, so I prayed the RV would not be hit when I got back! We walked through town on Main Street and around the harbor, dragging the tired dogs, got maps for a walking tour from Visitor Info - they had a guided walking tour leaving in a few mins, but I said we weren’t up for a long walk, just wanted to see some of the historic homes and character of the town. Visitor info lady suggested a walk down Chestnut St to see the historic homes, culminating in a farm of Galloway Belted Cows! So we walked, and walked, and walked - it was beautiful, but I was beginning to think we would never reach a farm, and they were probably back at Visitor Center laughing about the 2 women that would still be walking tomorrow!! Just when we were about to give up the third time (Linda kept egging me on, go a little farther to see these cows!), we came upon the Aldermere Farm - and these funny looking “belted” cows (also known as “Oreo” cows) - a wide white stripe around their middle with a solid black body. And kind of longer, curly hair, very cute!! Two came out of the barn to greet us, as well they should since we had walked for miles to see them! So we saw, googled - they come from Scotland, county Galloway, and are a very good beef cow, most prominent in Maine and Vermont but still a rare find. We saw, then turned and walked another several miles back to RV. Fortunately, all was well, we got turned around and headed back to Belfast. Now it was 6pm, had hoped to stop at another Lobster Pound in Belfast or Lincolnville - but it is Friday night, parking is tight, and lines to restaurants are long. We drove through Belfast as we had heard it is a cute town, and it was very nice, but lines everywhere so headed back to campground and made our own dinner. Maybe one more lobster dinner tomorrow!
Day trip to Camden, Maine
Friday, August 24, 2018
Camden, Maine, United States
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