Sunday - Another Gorgeous, Sunny Day!

Ken was up and reading by 6 and then woke me at 7.  We did some clean-up around Wilbur, ate breakfast, and by 9:30 we walked to the entrance of our campground arriving there just as Burt and Pat pulled in to take us to church with them.  

They have a small congregation of such warm, friendly people and today a retired guest minister gave the sermon.  We really enjoyed his easy manner and very inspiring message.  Burt and Pat were in charge of the coffee social time after the service, so we had an opportunity to chat with the minister, other folks, and an RV couple who were also visiting and from the Pocono area of PA.

The 4 of us left there and drove to the top of Mount Agamenticus where we had a fantastic view of lighthouses, the ocean, mountains, etc.  For 10 years it was a skiing area and the lodge is now a visitor and education center.

Inside of the former ski lodge!

Boon Island Lighthouse - a dangerous place to work!

Just for pretty!

The leaves are slowly beginning to change color!

Tomorrow we will be driving to the White Mountains
in New Hampshire.  That is what you are seeing in
the background!

On to the Lobster Cove Restaurant at Long Sands Beach so Ken could get his much anticipated lobster dinner.  They had a twin lobster special with a baked potato and squash for $25.99 and Ken loved every mouthwatering piece.  Burt was a good instructor on how to crack a lobster and Ken appreciated his needed help!

All I can say is "wow"!

After dinner we walked across the road to view the wave activity which was rather strong.  The water came all the way up to the rocks leaving no beach area and water actually sprayed onto the road when the waves broke.  We were able to escape getting wet!  We could see the Nubble Lighthouse from here!

We made a stop at a church where they sell lots and lots of pumpkins, grown by Navajo farmers, and you pay at the small orange trailer! 

You have to love the orange trailer!

Neighboring church that is a typical New
England Style!

Back to Wilbur around 4:30 and I downloaded photos and worked on this blog.  I also sent some e-cards to Ken's sister, Priscilla, and Dane's mother, Sue, both are having surgery on Tuesday.   It would be great if you would add them to your prayers!

Dinner wasn't necessary because of our large lunch.  I spent the evening watching football after we viewed 60 Minutes together.  I had fun painting rocks while watching the games.  Ken went to bed around 10:00, but I stayed up until 10:45 watching the Steelers.  I was up too late considering we need to be at Burt and Pat's by 8 tomorrow morning.

Saturday - Absolutely Gorgeous Day!

The morning started out rather cool, in the upper 40's, but by early afternoon it was close to 70 with lots of sunshine.  Definitely the best weather day we have had since leaving home.

Ken was up at his usual time and did his reading, but he did get about an extra 1/2 hour of sleep on the couch!  I woke at my magic time, 7 AM to watch the news, or so I thought.  But in this area there is no national news on a Saturday morning on the major 3 networks.  That was a surprise!

We had a leisure morning of getting ready and then making omelettes for breakfast.  After some chatting and planning for the day, we packed a few snacks and water and left the CG around 10 to go to York Beach, where they have some interesting shoppes and a nice beach area.  It is also a very beautiful drive.We enjoyed going in and out of several of the shoppes but didn't buy anything, not even a snack or coffee! 

This shop sits in the middle of the town between 2
streets and is famous for their Goldenrod salt water taffy
  and old fashioned soda fountain!

Making their delicious salt water taffy!

York Beach!

Our next stop was the Nubble Lighthouse, Ken's favorite of all the one's we have seen throughout our journeys.  It is a fantastic setting, but unfortunately they are doing a major restoration of the lighthouse which includes repainting.  They had scaffolding and netting all around it.  We bought a pin for displaying in Wilbur and went to a nearby ice cream shop, Dunne's for delicious Maine Salted Caramel Ice Cream.  We had enjoyed their ice cream 4 years ago when we were here with Sam and Kathy so we knew it was a "must stop"! 

Nubble Lighthouse!

This is as close as you can get for viewing!

Not a bad backdrop for a wedding!

Looks fairly calm.....

...but there was lots of wave action!

A very nice visitor's center at the Lighthouse!

We continued our drive along the coastline to South Beach, which we just viewed from the car, and then stopped at Hartley Mason Park to do the Cliff Walk, which we had also done 4 years ago with Sam and Kathy.  It really is a must see!  The views from this path are amazing!  Watching the waves crash into the large rocks and then create quite a spray is breathtaking. 

The beginning of the walk along the rocky coastline!

We sat on a rock for quite awhile just enjoying the waves
and their spray over the rocks!

What a great action shot!!!!  Go, Ken!

Some beautiful homes in the area with tremendous views!

Ken and I just love the views from these walkways!

This is the beach area but high tide allows no room for sunbathing!

We also got to view about 10 monarch butterflies along the trail, probably on their migration to Mexico!

Monarch butterflies on these flowers makes for great photos!

We made one additional stop on the way back to Wilbur at a well-known bakery in the area to get dessert to take to Burt and Pat's tonight.

We returned around 3:15 and Ken did some reading while I did my devotions, downloaded photos, and worked on this blog.  At 5 we drove to Burt and Pat's for a delicious dinner of salad, a Mexican Black Bean Soup, and fresh baked cornbread.  We planned to play Hand and Foot, but we had such a great time talking, that before we knew what happened it was 9:15 and time to head back to Wilbur.  What a great evening!

We went to bed as soon as we returned, did some reading, and it was lights out by 10:45!

Friday - Rainy, Cloudy Morning, But Followed by Beautiful Sunshine!

We had additional rain during the night and early this morning - what is that about????   We are so ready for some beautiful sunny days!

Ken was up very early and did his reading and devotions.  I came out in time for the 7 AM news.  We both got ready, had breakfast, and I downloaded photos from yesterday while Ken did more reading.  I also had a great phone conversation with my sister.  They are discovering that it is a lot of work when you move from one motorhome to another.  There is quite a bit of reorganizing to do, but it is going well.  They are "ironing out" a few more bugs in "Barbie" (name for their new motorhome) and the dealership is working well with them.  It brought back memories for Ken and I when we traded in our 5th wheel (Willie) for Wilbur at Lazy Days in 2013.  We had to switch everything from one home to the other and totally empty our truck (we had traded it in too!), get a walk through, sign all the paperwork, and then go to the airport to pick up a rental car which they provided for us to drive back to PA.  We did all of that in 24 hours and then drove home leaving Wilbur at Lazy Days until we returned about 2 months later.  Ken and I wondered what we were thinking to try to do all of this in 24 hours, but it worked.  I just don't want to ever do that again!!!!

Ken and I left the CG around 10:30 and drove to St. Anthony Monastery in Kennebunk that Burt had told Ken about yesterday.  They have a large Gift Shop where Ken hoped to find a cross necklace (didn't find one!) and grounds that you can tour.  Ken toured their chapel and walked the grounds, but I only went with him to the gift shop.

St. Anthony's Monastery!

An outdoor worship area!

St. Francis

From there we drove to a nearby Wal-Mart for some needed groceries, our 1st time shopping since we left Hershey!  We did stop at a coffee shop in a very old building in a small town that had the best blueberry fritters we have ever tasted and we shared it!!!!!  We enjoyed the return trip to the CG seeing some beautiful homes, quaint towns, etc.  We only got back around 2 and were ready for lunch.  Ken read and rested because he was up from 4 AM on this morning.  I worked on the blog and did some reading.  

By 4:30 the sun was shining brightly and we decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and drive into Perkin's Cove so we Ken could take some photos of the fishing area and then shops.  

Don't you just love this crazy birdhouses???

The dock area at Perkins Cove!

Lots of lobster and fishing boats!

So many "cute" shops and eateries in the cove!

One of our favorite things to do in this area is walk on the Marginal Way - a paved path along the roughed coastline.  It is so beautiful and a must see and do if you are here!  I also had a chance to walk down to the water and look for some additional rocks to paint.  I now realize how special the rocks were that I got yesterday!

The beginning of the walk on the Marginal Way!

You have to love this area!

What a walkway with spectacular viewing!

The tide is coming in!

This would be a tough ride!

I don't believe this tree provides a lot of shade!  Does allow
for a great view of the water!

This houses a sewer treatment pump!

The view from this gorgeous home along the Marginal Way
is amazing!

A beautiful sky!

We came back to the CG around 6:45 and guess what?  We were hungry again!  Ken grilled salmon for himself while I made us salads and heated my leftover chicken parmesan from last night.  We did the dishes, watched some news, and I downloaded photos and worked on this blog.  I saw a repeat of the pilot episode of New Amsterdam.  I watched it on Tuesday, but that was during a heavy storm and I had so much trouble hearing it!