North to Maine
Some of you might remember that we were suppose to start our trip to the U.S. northeast, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island (PEI) in May 2019, “Best Laid Plans Rev. 2.” We had not only intended to go, we actually had left Annapolis and were on the trip for 1 week when we had an accident in Quebec. Sadly, we had to return home for recuperation and eventually, to purchase a new van to replace the one that became inoperative. We’ll skip the remaining physical problems (healing still in progress) and RV purchase and jump to the reinstallation of our travel story. Let’s move forward to August 25th when we left Annapolis and re-started our travels north.
Cola Bear, Bindi’s favorite toy
Our destination was a smaller attempt at the northeast because of the time of year. We had missed the summer window to visit Nova Scotia and PEI, so we decided to concentrate on Maine since neither of us had been there before. Because of some remaining physical limitations for Cheryl, we decided to travel at a slower pace than previous trips. Instead of the usual 4, 5, or 6 hours a day, we would only drive 3 hours taking our time to arrive in Maine. That meant we had time for music practice (with Bindi supervising), hikes, and naps. We stayed in parks in Pennsylvania (Quaker Woods), New York (Sylvan Lake, a beautiful regional park), and New Hampshire (Forest Lake Campground, an old but quaint mainly residential site campground) before arriving at the White’s Beach and Campground near Brunswick, Maine. White’s beach was spacious and it was Labor Day weekend so we were pleased to have a roomy site. However we decided to explore and visited Wolfe’s Neck State Park on the ocean for some typical coastal Maine scenery. The weather was (fortunately) cooler than what we left in Maryland – so perfect for Colin and Bindi to go for a hike around the park and along the coastline. 
Bindi was on a long lead and, as usual took her position as trailblazer plowing ahead of Colin. She seems to have no fear of heights and came dangerously close to the edge overlooking the ocean. Colin made a grab for Bindi, the camera fell and managed to take a photo as it landed. It was only after going over the day’s pictures, that we realized the camera had taken a picture of Bindi at the precipice.
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- Back on the Road
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- Sylvan Lake, NY
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- Private home on Sylvan Lake
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- Cola Bear, Bindi’s Fav
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- Forest Lake, NH
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- Upon reflection . . .
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- Whites Beach Campground
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- A Zen Moment
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- Wolfe’s Neck Woods SP, ME
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- On the Precipice
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- Hard work but having fun
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- Bindi checking for wrong notes
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- Freeport B&J’s
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- Freeport Parking
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- White’s Beach Lake
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- Taking Off
No visit to the Brunswick area is complete without a visit to the ‘city’ of L.L.Bean: Freeport. We walked, shopped, and treated ourselves to ice cream at Ben & Jerry’s, including a vanilla cup for Bindi.
Stunning photos as usual (Bindi is precious!). So sorry to hear about your accident (I can see recovery is still in progress), but glad you got off. Maine is beautiful and I look forward to seeing more of your trip! Slowing down your pace may have great unintended benefits!
From Cheryl: Dear Merritt, so happy to hear you are still interested in our travels, and of course Bindi! We think of you and the sweetness you and your daughter demonstrate with all your volunteering in fostering. Our hearts go to you both.
OMG, the pics are wonderful and I’m so glad you were able to start your adventure again. Please let me know how your recovery is going. I sent a message early on after your accident but I never heard back. Sending you lots of love❤️❤️💕Marlene
From Cheryl: So sorry we didn’t get back to you. I’ll make sure I give you a call. So happy you are enjoying the blog again! Lots of love to you sweet Marlene.
Now we’re talk’n! Beautiful scenery. So happy you’re back on the road. And Colin’s pictures are terrific.
From Cheryl: So happy to be back on the road! Glad you are enjoying the pictures. More to come!
Son happy for you. On the road again. Wonderful pictures. Gros bisous.
From Cheryl: Gros bisous to you and Olivier. Friends forever!
So glad you’re on the road again. Love pics and everything you write. Tried to contact you. Been a painful summer for me, and I guess, you too. Hope you are mending. Love to you, Colin and Bindi.
From Cheryl: So happy that you are with us, experiencing our travels. I’ll write you separately, sorry you had trouble this summer. Oh dear. My heart goes out to you.
I loved all photos… but especially of Bindi💚💙💜❤️ How was your camera after saving Bindi? 😔😔
Such beautiful country, so peaceful to see photos. Take it easy Cheryl, so proud of you taking one day at a time, trekking with your walker, hopefully see the light at end of a long long tunnel… I smiled when I saw photo, and gave you a long hug for your struggles. I was wondering how old Bindi’s favorite toy is? I don’t remember talking about it. Just happy it has a safe seat in van… 😔😔💜 love always.
From Cheryl: Well Barb, Bindi’s favorite toy is one she got when she first came to us, about 1.5 years ago, not that long! But in dog years… Thank you for your sweet encouragement and know that the trajectory of my healing is good, even if I have days where I have to use the walker. Our love to you.