Fun Day with Ray and Barb!

Sam and Kathy were here by 10:15 and we all talked with our camping neighbors, John and Nancy.  Then we headed out by 10:45 to go to Saco to meet up with Ray and Barb, a couple Ken and I had met in Florida 2 years ago when they were camping next to us in Royal Coachman.  We followed them to The Run of the Mill Public House and Brewery for lunch, sitting outside on their deck.  Ken loved their Crab Roll Sandwich and Kathy enjoyed their Fish Tacos.

Then we went back to their house to see her seaglass collection - incredible, and socializing.  From their we followed them to Ferry Boat State Park to walk the beach looking for seaglass.  That was not a successful venture - the water had lots of seaweed which made it impossible to see to the bottom of the ocean floor.  We only found 2 very small pieces.  Barb was disappointed.  We did get a glimpse of the Wood Island Biddeford Pool Lighthouse that was on an island across the water.  The lighthouse was authorized by President Thomas Jefferson in 1808.  We just enjoyed being with them and the 6 of us sat on the beach from 4 to 6 just chatting and sharing.  It was great!

The beach at Ferry Boat State Park

The Wood Island Biddeford Pool Lighthouse

She had us follow them so we could drive through Old Orchard Beach, which looked very much like the beaches in New Jersey or Maryland complete with an amusement park and lots of shoppes and eateries.  It was a very busy area with a crazy traffic flow pattern.  Barb had said she is disappointed when people come to visit and ask to go to Old Orchard Beach.  She says it is way too crowded and busy.  They lead us to the entrance for Route 95 and we were on our way back to the CG after a fun-filled day.  We really enjoyed their company.

Back at the CG we planned our ferry trip for tomorrow with Sam and Kathy and called it a day at 8:30.  We plan to pick them up at 7:45 tomorrow and head to Portland to get the ferry to Peaks Island to hopefully find some seaglass.  We will take our bikes on the ferry so we can get all around the island.