6-22-14

Today was just too nice to sit around. Ruth an I put a few more miles on the rental car by traveling to Owls Head, with a few stops on the way. Our first surprise was crossing the Penobscot Narrows Bridge near Fort Knox. It's amazing how something man made can still give you a scenic moment.

We continued on through Belfast and then saw signs for a State park in Camdon. After paying the old folks fee of $3 dollars we scouted out the campground, used the cleanest public restrooms I've seen on this trip, and drove to the summit of Mt. Hattie elevation 780 feet. Height helps, but location is everything.

Melvin had a perfect view of Camdon bay, Rockport, a bit of Rockland and many islands.

After that we went in search of the transportation museum in Owls Head. The Hertz GPS took us to a house on Main Street. Just before we turned around Ruth spotted a sign for a lighthouse. One of our many weaknesses as they are impossible for us to pass by.

We arrived at another state park in about 2 miles, parked the car and walked about 1/4 mile to the site. As we approached 53 steps stood in front of us. Walking sticks in hand up we went. This one was open so we climbed the spiral staircase and the 5 rung steel ladder to the lamp itself. A super view and it was manned by a volunteer that was a wealth of knowledge about both the lighthouse and the surrounding communities.

While standing there we also saw a 3 master named American Eagle, run aground out in the bay. Lucky for them the tide was coming in. They floated back off about an hour later.

Our trip back to camp was uneventful. Tomorrow we brake camp and head for Wells ME, our last stop on this journey.