27 Aug

We followed the road on the eastern side of the Penobscot River.  Passed Fort Knox, a 19^th century granite building (not the ‘Real’ Fort Knox).  We had iced tea at Castine, a small fishing village on the end of the peninsula.  It has some of the oldest buildings in Maine and is home to the Maine Maritime Academy.  We watched some of the cadet’s parade down to their ship.  We continued down to Stonington on Deer Isle by going over the Eggemoggin Reach suspension bridge.  Stonington is a real working fishing village with lobster pots everywhere.  Our drive took us passed many “studios” of various crafts – painting, photography, woodwork, stonework, ceramics and others – it would take a month just to see all of them. 

I spend a delightful evening with some ladies from the camp site at a card-making evening.  I love listening to the accents from the different states such as Texas, and Florida.