Even Through The Fog...

Last summer when we were in Washington State, we were able to locate the most Northwest point of the United States.  Last week I read a brochure about Washington County, Maine and it being the Easternmost county in the United States.

Okay, let's go.  However, when we calculated the round trip mileage, the roads we would need to travel, plus all the things we would want to see, we knew it would be impossible to do it all in one day.  So, we decided that we would pack an overnight bag and make it a weekend trip.  It was a plan!

Yesterday, we were up and ready to leave by 7:00.  However,

Mother Nature wasn't aware of our plan...but we weren't going to let a little misty rain stop us.

So, we headed toward Bangor and Route 9 was our choice of roads, but which direction is

Route 9.  LOL

Finally, out of town, we begin to enjoy the countryside.  We saw these

beautiful blueberry fields.  The blueberries were

as far as you could see.

From Route 9, we took 192 to the town of Machias

where we picked up ME1.  What beautiful

countryside.

Then on to our first stop...

Lubec, the Easternmost town in the US.  They also say that this is were America greets the morning.  A drive on out to the

West Quoddy Head lighthouse and we were at the

Easternmost point in the US.

By now, the rain had stopped, but the

fog hung low over the water.   We headed out on the

walking trial that would take us

around the bay and

up the hill to the

overlook high above the rocks and water below.  We continued on

up and around until the

light house was far behind us.  The trail soon took us back to the lighthouse.

From Lubec, we traveled around to the

International Bridge which took us to Campobello Island, New Brunswick.   The island was the summer home of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.  The

34- room cottage is an international park.  It is open to the public for touring.

Two of my favorite areas were the

dining room and this

upstairs hallway window.

From the back porch, you could see the

sail boats out in the bay.

Before leaving the house and visitor center, we got a map of the island...which by the way is only about 9 miles long and 4 miles wide.

We drove first out to see the

East Quoddy Lighthouse.  We didn't get to tour the lighthouse since

the tide was in...

Even so, it was beautiful standing at Head Harbor overlooking

The Bay of Fundy.  These boats are all whale watching.  From a distance, we saw a Fin Whale.  Too far for pictures.  Just before we arrived, there had been some Humpbacks in the area.  This is primetime for seeing the whales.

I could have stayed here all afternoon, but, we needed to get on with our tour.  We drove around the three loops of this small island, getting out and walking to the observation areas at

Liberty Point and,

Cranberry Point.

On the way off the island, we made a stop by the

Moholland Lighthouse.

Now, back across the bridge and just a few miles down the road we found ourselves in the little town of

Eastport, which claims that it is the Eastern most city in the US. So, now, we have been in the Eastern most town, city, and point....I figure I have it covered who ever is right!

We decided to have dinner while in town.  We chose

The Eastport Chowder House which overlooks the bay were the

ferry runs from Eastport to Deer Island to Campobello Island.  A trip that takes about a hour and a half and a cost of about $32.00 for a one-way trip.  That includes the car, driver, and one passenger.

After a yummy dinner of halibut, tuna, and salmon, we were on the way to our next stop.  Just outside the little town of Perry, Maine there is a marker beside the road marking the

45th parallel.  At this point, we were standing half way between the equator and the north pole.

With a full day behind us, we decided to head on to Calais and

call it a day.

This morning, once again, we woke up to

rain.  We loaded the car and found a great little cafe.  Breakfast was blueberry pancakes for me and eggs and bacon for Mark.  I shared my pancakes with him.  Once again out came the passports and we made our way across the

border.  Today's drive took us into New Brunswick, Canada to

St. Stevens which sits on the St. Croix River.  We drove on down the coast to

the little town of Saint Andrew's by the Sea.  We

walked the streets, shopped, and stopped by a

RV Park that is right on the water.  You can have a site here for $41.00 a night or $700.00 a month.

Our drive back to St. Stevens took us by the

International Park of St. Croix Island which we also will visit once we are back in the US.  So, as we fast forward through the border crossing, back to Calais, we will arrive at

the other side of St. Croix Island.  Here I found the park ranger and got my cancellation stamp.

Due to erosion, this island is only viewed

from a distance.

After taking one last look at the

river, it was time to think about heading back towards Bangor.

What a great weekend...

even through the fog...

visiting the eastern most coastline of the United States and a trip into New Brunswick, Canada.