Popham Beach, Maine and our last day in Maine !

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse located on Pemaquid Peninsula in Bristol, Maine. In 1826, President John Quincy Adams commissioned and Congress appropriated $4,000 to build it and it was built in 1827.  At the time , Maine was a major supplier of timber for new ships as well as home for many merchant marines.

In 1835, 8 years later, the original tower was defective and was rebuilt.  The stone dwelling met the same fate as the original tower and was rebuilt in 1857.

The lighthouse tower stands 30 feet above ground. The lantern is 48 feet above ground and 79 feet above sea level. The light can be seen for 14 nautical miles.  The white light flashes every 6 seconds with a candle power of 11,000.

Pemaquid Lighthouse

 

This is the Atlantic Ocean Coast with rocks just below the lighthouse.  It is very different terrain then you will find on the Oregon or the California Coasts.  Just nice to hike down and absorb the sight, sounds & smells of the coast of Maine.

  

 

As we drove north on the coast we had to stop for this bridge in the middle of nowhere.  It's kind of like a draw bridge but it goes sideways instead of up.

Andy had been looking, weeks before we even got to Maine, at reviews for Lobster Restaurants.  She found this place in Round Pond, Maine. She insisted "we just had to go".  We found it 1 1/2 hours later ! This little trip reminded me of another trip in Maui, Hawaii !  Isn't that right Larry and Tammy !  Hard to find fish in Hawaii as it is to find Lobster in Maine...LOL

Waiting for dinner

Dinner is on the way

Here it comes

Dinner is served !

There is that Gnome again !

We have drove and visited the entire east coast of Maine from Portsmouth to New Brunswick, Canada along US Highway 1.

Andy really doesn't like bridges in the RV.  There are many here in Maine.  I think it is funny myself !

Many Steeple Churches like this one here in Maine

We will be heading south towards Boston this weekend for a week. then another week on Cape Cod.  After that on to New York City, NY.  After NYC we will be in Baltimore, MD in mid-August.  We will be staying mostly at military bases for a while which we welcome.  They are so much less expensive and close to places we want to visit.  Also, it is usually a whole lot nicer!


We plan on leaving the Motorhome in Baltimore, September 3, so we can go home for a few weeks.  We will be stopping in Vegas on the way, I am so excited to finally meet Tommy & Tootie.  Then Portland here we come.  We are both a bit homesick and can't wait to see all of our family & friends,

Andy here....thought I would put my 2 cents worth in!  I have loved Maine.  If you ever have a chance to come here it is everything you've seen in the pictures.  Beautiful coasts, delightful fishing villages, & awesome lobster.  The only thing that would have made it better was if we had been here in the fall to see the leaves change.  Off to Massachusetts and more adventures!!