Castine, Maine

On Sunday Bob and I put Auggie in the car and drove about an hour to Castine, Maine, a quaint little coastal town. It was a perfect day, with temperatures in the low 70s and a light breeze blowing off the ocean. We parked by the water and just soaked in the view.

This is the entire business district, consisting of a visitor’s center, a restaurant and ice cream parlor, and an inn and antique shop. The Maine Maritime Academy is a couple of blocks away and we saw sailors walking around (and a few tourists,) but other than that it was pretty quiet here, which suited us just fine. This is more of a residential area than a tourist trap, and I could picture living here.

Castine is filled with historical buildings and churches, and many of the homes have water views.

A very pleasant day!

We have been having problems with the electrical service here at the campground, and have not been able to run any air conditioner most of the time. The campground management has been sympathetic but they insisted there wasn’t anything they could do with the site we were on. So on Monday they told us we could move to a different site. We packed up, pulled in the slides...and were unable to pull in the bedroom slide all the way. Or put it back out again. Uh oh. That’s not good. It was still sticking out about a foot. Bob decided we could move anyway so he very carefully drove the motorhome two sites down and parked.

The electrical service at this site is better but is not the 50 amps it is supposed to be. Still, we can make do.

On Tuesday Bob called CoachNet, our emergency roadside service, and spoke with a technician who helped him figure out what to do with the disabled slideout. He spent most of the day messing with it and managed to remove the motor. He has located another motor and will be replacing it today. Fingers crossed it will work!

I have found a very nice fabric store nearby and am working on sewing projects. There are also some very nice antique shops nearby. And once Bob gets this problem solved we want to visit Acadia National Park. It’s all good.