Alma on the Fundy Bay

We made it the Canadian National Park on Fundy Bay. Tides range 28 feet between low and high, the largest difference in North America. Here we are at a lookout spot heading down the ridge towards Alma. Behind us you can see the sea fog heading into Alma.

Moving further down the ridge towards town we were given a wonderful view of the sea fog heading inland. We were also blessed with low tide.

We were able to walk out to the bay floor during the low tide. During high tide we would be twenty feet feet under water from this spot.

Yes it is low tide. All the boats in the harbor rest on the harbor bottom during low tide with carefully placed braces hanging over the sides of the ship where in normal waters you would hang bumpers.




Another wonderful view of the massive tidal bay void of water.

Another view (which we have 100's of photos) show the channel out to see.

Friday Head to the Border

Friday heading to Calis ME. fuel stop. It is always great seeing more than one Airstream traveling together. A nice sunny day just perfect for seven hours drive time.
Well so much for the perfect trip. After traveling over 13,000 over three years we finally had our first tire failure. Not too bad but something we could do without.
We were really lucky with this one. The tire completly delaminated while traveling 65 MPH. Lucky? We had no outer skin damage on our Airstream. There is quite a bit of damage in the belly but the running gear is fine along with the sewer connections. One of the pleasures of the day was that it wasn't raining, something we are not used to!
Sara grabbed this shot and I just love it. It reminds me of a Space Shuttle shot of a blinp heading into space. Sara wasn't too keen on spending the night in a Wal*Mart parking lot but we were joined by another ten RV's for the night in Calis, ME. Hey, it's free!
And the sun sets on a good day of travel despite the tire failure. Tomorrow it's across the border!

PEI Heading North

Thursday night after work Sandi, Sara and I headed up to Mass. to spend the night in the parking lot of a restaurant Sandi always stopped at as a young girl on her way to her Grandmothers.
Getting ready to head out Friday morning after a big breakfast with our caravan friends Skip, Allie and their son David.
While sitting having breakfast we were treated to a wooden moose outside the window. The only moose we saw!
Skip getting ready to hit the road north.

Storm Concert

As anyone who follows Sandi and I around know, we have been known to camp, travel and vacation in some of the worst weather. Well last night was no exception. Thats me standing in the yellow cap and Sandi sitting next to me. We invited Jody and Mellisa to join us for an evening outdoor concert with REO and Styx. No surprise, it rained.
To say it rained would be an understatement. We arrived early to black skies and lightening and had to actually stay in the car while ice-cube sized hail pounded everyone and everything.

REO did open the show be it an hour late and played for 25 minutes till the storms became violent and they had to stop. Eventually Sandi and I gave up and headed home. Jody and Mellisa were caught up in the traffic jam of concert goers heading out and half an hour still in traffic word went out that Styx was going to play and they stayed.

Photos courtesy of Connecticut Post

Grey Fox Music Festival

Welcome to day one of Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival.

The event is does not kick-off till tomorrow

but the vendors and artists are setting up

and our "town" is starting to take shape.

The Walsh Farm is a working farm except for the seven days

for the festival where it becomes home to thousands of folks.

Welcome to our little neck of the woods, Rich and Sue are camped right

next to us making it a great spot to rest, cook and relax.

Yes, Mr. Bill made it and has been very busy checking the schedule.

Penmar is a proud sponsor of the event this year and they are very

muck looking forward to our support agai next year!

July 4th 2008

Down Town Old Orchard Beach is not very large. Two main roads

leading into the center of town. A very nice center gathering spot

with benches and tables surrounded by the

rides and food stands. There is almost always

some type of live music.

The entrance to the boardwalk Pier which has several small shops, a few

food stalls and a night spot at the end.

A view of some of the stands along the center court.

A night view of the ferris wheel from the beach at night.

Every Thursday night during the season they have fireworks.

This week they had them Thursday and Friday.

They put on a really great show.

Mr. Bill

While we were in town the other day we came across Mr. Bill.

Mr. Bill was all alone so we decided to take him home with us.

Even though we didn't go right back to the Airstream,

Mr. Bill had a busy night.

In his appreciation for us taking him on a trip he tried his hand at parking cars

to earn a few dollars. That didn't work out too well.

Mr. Bill got canned, literally! Once we rescued him from the trash

we continued on our way.

We stopped at a book store on the main street and Mr. Bill it was learned was

a Red Sox fan just like us.

Taking in the sight of OOB, Mr. Bill decided to take a rest.

We found a very nice couple that was more than happy to watch over Mr. Bill while

we continued shopping.

If there is a Cabela's to be found, we will find it. A new retail shop just opend in Maine. It is probably the smallest we have been to but still in the great style and service we love.

We were able to take full advantage of the kennels with all three of Sarah's dog with us on this trip.

It has been just over a year since Sandi and I have been to Old Orchard Beach... the last time there were very few people since it was a few weeks before the start of the season. Well this weekend the season was in full swing!

One of the many great things of visiting a summer vacation spot in New England is some of the oddities you find. We are all familiar with the dropping claw machine which activates after depositing a few quarters..... you hope to snag a little stuffed animal or a "Rolex".. this one had lobsters in it.

"T" Shirts are standard fare for all tourist destinations and OOB is no exception. This one though did require posting. With a slight verbage and graphic change it could make us very wealthy in the Airstream community.

Now here is an item I think no woman should be without. It's a coconut purse! Not only is it very unique and a conversation piece but in a pinch it becomes a bikini top! You just open the zipper all the way and use the handles as the straps and instant breast concealment.

Wild Duck Campground

Wild Duck Camground is located in Scarborough Maine.

A small campground with about 70 site we were very fortunate

to have secured the three site out in the middle of the sea-marsh.

Please don't get any silly ideas, "Adult Campground" means no

guests under the age of 18 years old!

We were able to 'spy' Robin & Richard heading in.

You have to drive a small roadway between the march and a pond to

get into the actual camping area

With all three Airstreams parked and set we are now ready for

a nice long 4th of July Weekend.

We had discussed the plans for the long weekend and they were quite simple: Relax!

Each morning we stepped out of our Airstream and were greated

by a wonderful view of the marsh, birds and wildlife.

Water Pump

We spend a lot of time boondocking [no hook-ups] when camping and we become totally dependant on what we can carry into the campground and out. For the past few trips the water pump had seemed to become louder and louder. It worked fine but our Airstream was begining to act like a 110 year old house. We know, we own one.One of the things that always amazed me was the mess in my mini basement. Pipes, wires and connectors everywhere. I ended up removing the water pump, organizing the basic wiring and wrapping it all in flex-tube. Back to the pump, I built a foundation out of EPS, remounted it and added soft pipe extentions.
As you can see the result is a little bit more organization of the rats nest wiring but most important, a perfectly silent water pump!