Boothbay Harbor ME; Wrap Up

This is the final update from our week at Boothbay Harbor ME.  The campground, (Shore Hills), turned out to be a very nice park and the shuttle into town was an added bonus.  We did not explore much of the surrounding area, but focused on this harbor town and area close around it.  We will definitely return one of these years.

The weather has been very good.  With highs in the low to mid 70’s in the day to low 60’s at night.  About perfect.  That is one of the reasons for our northbound Maine journey for the summer months.  We only had one rainy, foggy day.

Ship Rebuilding

During one of our walking trips around town, we stumbled upon a dry dock and a ship rebuilding project.  They were completely rebuilding the 1894 schooner Ernestina Morrissey over a three year period and hoped to have it done this fall.  Lots of noise going on as these guys were hard at work.

Camp Neighbors

On Sunday, we attended church at the Boothbay Baptist after researching the local churches.  On the way into church another couple helped us find the correct door.  This might have been a hint that we could be visiting.

Well, after chatting with them for a few minutes we discovered that they were also staying at the Shore Hills campground.  What a coincidence!  After some more discussion, we found that Larry and Meredith also belonged to a Presbyterian PCA church in South Carolina, same denomination as our Virginia church.

We also found out that they had retired several years ago and began full-time RVing at that time for about five years.  Amazing.  So, we planned a lunch together at Mine Oyster to learn from these folks.

We learned that Larry was in the Navy flying the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk from aircraft carriers.  After the Navy he was a pilot with American Airlines flying the wide body passenger planes.  It was very interesting to hear about night landings on the carrier flying on fumes back from a mission and having equipment failure with the tailhook!  Obviously God was watching out for him.

I guess driving a large motorhome must be a breeze for him.  We meet some of the best people on this RV Journey.

Art Galleries

This town is packed with galleries with many boat and harbor paintings.  My favorite.  We wandered through most of them and talked with some of the artists.  Our small home does not really have room for art work, but we love to browse and my favorite painted scene is a harbor water scene with rustic fishing boats.  There are tons of these to browse.

A Walk About

One of our favorite activities is just to walk around this very cool town getting back off the main streets to see how the locals live.  Some beautiful homes and landscaping.  I still find the amount of flowers amazing due to the short growing season.

Harbor Cruise

We signed up for the 1.5 hour cruise out into the harbor to see two lighthouses, visit a small rock island to see the harbor seals, and to check a lobster trap.  We were successful with all three.

Leaving Boothbay for the Camden Maine area

As much as we liked this location, it was time to move on.  Our next campground is located about an hour north on US Hwy 1 in the small town of Rockport, Maine.  It is located three miles from Camden, Me.

Thanks for following along on our RV Journey!  Take care and God Bless.