We woke up to another very wet morning. It wasn't raining very hard, but everything was wet. Radar suggested the rain wasn't going to last too long, but that could have been predicted in West Virginia a few days prior as well.
We left a little later than the last few days at about 8:00. It spit rain on an off for only about an hour and even then it wasn't that bad. Temperatures were cool so the rain gear was not uncomfortable.
We stayed on 2-lane roads (US 1) until near Portland where we jumped on the interstate to avoid traffic near Portland and the surrounding area. Once through the area, we were back on US 1 headed towards Rockport.
It was still early so as we got near Rockland, we headed south on State 17 to the Owls Head Transportation Museum. I saw this on Google Maps before leaving and found the location very easily. Having cut my teeth on British cars, I was thrilled to see the main exhibit was MGs and Microcars. Most of the MGs were prewar but there was a smattering of TCs and TDs as well. Overall the museum was very interesting with a lot of cars not seen very often. The museum is at an airport so there were many planes as well, including replicas of WWI fighters.
The most interesting vehicle was a Scripps Booth. A V-8 powered motorcycle with training wheels that could be put down for stability when speed was reduced. It had lines and lines of copper running down the sides which I can only presume is for cooling. There are so many conceptual design flaws with this vehicle that I can't imagine more than one was made (but they were). Not surprisingly, they never reached real mass production.
Back on the road after the museum we continued north on US 1 through Rockland and past our hotel to Camden to eat lunch. We then headed back south a few miles to Ledges on the Bay. The hotel is misleading from the road, but it was everything that was advertised. It is one of the few hotels right on the bay and is very scenic. We were able to check in early and the woman who checked us in was very friendly, giving advice on where to park and good restaurants to eat at.
Once in the very large room, the view was wonderful. I'm not sure the picture does it justice.
It is a bit of a hill down to the water, but once near the bay, there are stairs to go down to the rocky shoreline. We walked along the shoreline where the view was also scenic.
While exploring, we found several old lobster bait bags, a lobster trap and lobsterman's coat. If I was in the market for a career change, I would be all set.
The only thing I was able to catch however was one small crab. Anytime I was near the ocean as a kid I loved playing in the tidal pools and finding all the creatures there so this was quite a fun trip to the past.
After our watery, rocky shoreline hike, we jumped on the bike again and headed down to Rockland to the breakwater. It is just under a mile long jetty made of reclaimed granite puzzled together, but still with large gaps. It was a nice (careful) walk and the view from the end was very nice.
From there we headed up to Camden and ate dinner at Graffam Brothers which was right on the harbor. A whoopie pie again rounded out the day - since we are leaving Maine in the morning, this is the last opportunity for a genuine Maine pie.
From there we headed up to Camden and ate dinner at Graffam Brothers which was right on the harbor. A whoopie pie again rounded out the day - since we are leaving Maine in the morning, this is the last opportunity for a genuine Maine pie.
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