Wiscasset and Booth Bay, Maine

Friday was a beautiful day driving up Route 1 going through all the quaint little towns and seeing the people, scenery and Bays and Harbors along the Route. Here we are coming into Wiscasset, Maine. There were lots of rolling hills along the coast. Wiscasset was very neat with an original General Store which opened in 1949 as a Hardware Store. (1949 was a very good year!)

Then we had lunch overlooking the water at Le Garage, which was a garage where they repaired cars, until the owner remodeled and made it a neat restaurant. Here is the front of the restaurant, and you can see the water through the window in the door, and the pretty tree leaves reflected in the windows.

One of the neatest trees I have discovered on our trip is the Mountain Ash. It has these lovely red berries, and surely makes one think of the fall holidays. These are common up in this area, and I would love to have one in my yard. This is zone 5 like at home, but they have lots more rain and a different climate along the water.

Another sweet little village is Booth Bay, where we visited the Sea Pier, and relaxed enjoying the view. Some sea gulls came to visit, and we shared a little bread with them, and they became our instant best friends. Here is one flying toward me, like maybe he would just go home with us if we would allow it.

We stopped for the evening at Ellsworth, just outside Bar Harbor, and are ready to head out the door to see Acadia National Park and the Bar Harbor area. The sun is shining and it is brisk, but just picture perfect. Until later--enjoy your journey today, where ever you are and whatever you are doing.