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Lunch looked delicious and the view was gorgeous! I believe the inclusion of kilometers on some signs is due to the proximity to Canada. Maine and New Hampshire both get lots of visitors from Canada. You'll notice on the Welcome to New Hampshire sign in your photo, it also said Bienvenue.
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Your lobster sandwich looked delicious along with your ice cream! The beach and local scenery is beautiful and how nice that people still enjoy the beach in September.
We were very blessed by some beautiful weather that day, perfect for getting outside and enjoying the last of the summer.
I'd forgotten how pretty Maine is. It's been years since we were there.
It is beautiful. I wish we could've spent more time there, but sadly it was really only somewhere we were passing through on the way to other places...
The closer you get to Canada, the mile markers change to using both miles and km.
We did see some of that, but in truth, not as much as I'd expected. I thought every time there was a mile marker, there'd be kilometres too, when we got close to Canada, but sometimes that was the case, and sometimes it wasn't.
Lunch looked delicious and the view was gorgeous! I believe the inclusion of kilometers on some signs is due to the proximity to Canada. Maine and New Hampshire both get lots of visitors from Canada. You'll notice on the Welcome to New Hampshire sign in your photo, it also said Bienvenue.
Ah, I didn't notice that - thanks for pointing that out!
Sunday 11 September – part four: Maine’s most beautiful village
We were soon turning off into the coastal road, and the scenery got a lot better as we did. We’d catch sight of water every now and again, and every time we did, it was beautiful.
We next went through Bath, and Mark asked if this was a spa town too, but it was a lot more about ship building… Apparently, it has a series of stately homes, all built from the profits of the ship building industry. The Virginia was the first British boat to be produced in the New World here in 1608 and that was the start of the building of more than 4,000 ships since then.
As we carried on, there were some unusual business adverts alongside the road…
The beautiful scenery continued…
We arrived at Wiscasset, and the sign told us it was Maine’s most beautiful village. I thought that was quite a bold claim, but you know what? They were right!
Look at the line for this place!
We carried on driving, and were amazed at how many artisan places we saw – there were antiques places, galleries, all sorts of things. We were amazed that they could survive out here. I mean surely to goodness, they don’t get much trade in the winter months, and I know they have summer, but do that many people really use these roads and pop into these businesses? I just couldn’t see how it worked, unless they sell in the main coastal towns as well?
Soon we were into the town of Camden…
I loved the name of this place!
It was a beautiful town, and I could imagine it really thriving during the summer months.
However, our next stop was just outside the town…
This is home to Mount Battie, and having read about the magnificent views from here, and heard about them from Laurie, I was really looking forward to this. By now, the weather was perfect – sunny with brilliant blue skies and clear, and no sign of the earlier rain. We paid our $6 each admission fee, and headed in. The road that takes you up to the top is pot holed to say the least, and we could see why it had a 25 mile an hour speed limit on it…
The turreted house you can see here was originally used as a clubhouse and social center. However, now it’s closed to the public, with no sign of it re-opening. They were appealing for funds to restore it, which was a real shame.
Wow - now you've made me want to visit Maine! The scenery is just beautiful and I love the colonial feel to the towns. Glad you had such gorgeous weather for driving.
Beautiful scenery for sure along your drive! It is curious how the shops survive. But it's like that here too, in the tourist places. Especially Door County (the "thumb" of Wisconsin). During winter, places either just open on the weekends or simply close up for winter and the owners usually have another job during winter.
Boy, Red's sure is the place to be and be seen! Must be good!
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lobster rolls! Although it is odd to see it on a sandwich roll, rather than a long roll. But I've sure it still tastes as great! 
And the food looked excellent, too. 
it was a lot more about ship building… 
Apparently, it has a series of stately homes, all built from the profits of the ship building industry. The Virginia was the first British boat to be produced in the New World here in 1608 
and that was the start of the building of more than 4,000 ships since then. 
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