We drove across Maine to Portland, visited the AAA store to pick up some camping books and maps, and then headed up the coast for Bar Harbor. On Jean’s recommendation, we stopped briefly in Wiscasset and then Damariscotta for a lunch of mussels and a great glass on Sancerre. While at lunch, we met an 86 year old man, who had just lost his wife of 65 years the previous week. She had suffered from Alzheimer’s for the past five years. He told us about her funeral at Arlington cemetery, how he had just sold his house of 26 years in Damariscotta, how he had been Senator in Rhode Island for 10 years (noting that the state was full of crooks), and was now taking some time to decide which child / grandchild he wanted to live near. We were sad to leave our new friend, but he insisted that we better get on the road if we were going to make it to Bar Harbor before dark.On our way to Bar Harbor, we called a couple of B&B’s to make reservations. We ended up staying at the Bay Ledge Inn. It was like staying at your grandmother’s house – I don’t recommend it. Although their collection of dogs – a Boston Terrier, Standard Poodle, and Wheaton Terrier, and the excellent breakfast, made up for the fussy décor of angels and floral quilts. The hosts were very friendly too. Dinner on Tuesday night was at This Way Café – an eclectic café in Bar Harbor.
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So is that a picture of the AAA store?
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