Ellsworth Maine to Concord New Hampshire 234 miles
It rained some overnight and is still very cloudy. This was a B & B so we had breakfast. An Indian couple were there. They live close to Princeton New Jersey and were on their way home after taking their son to college. Rob loaded the car and began drying the engine off. Another small rain storm went through. The owner of the B & B said it won’t last long – ten minutes at the most. She was correct. Rob then began drying the car engine again while Connie talked with the owner. She has dual US and Canadian citizenship. As usual the car won’t start. Rob worked with it for awhile and then Chip just stopped by. He owns several Model A’s and Model T’s. The two guys worked together for probably 30 minutes but still no luck. Back to the pull. That did work so we are off again. The route will take us along the coast of Maine and then into New Hampshire. We drove through some very thick fog again which means you can’t see much. The majority of the way is through small villages and forest with a little agriculture. At least that is what we thought it was. Bigger towns existed wherever there was a nice harbor. By the time we got to Camden Maine most of the fog had lifted and there was actually some blue sky. This is another popular tourist town. The downtown is very active with shops and restaurants. We stopped here and had lunch. Rob had clam chowder and Connie had a lobster quesadilla. Both were good. There are lots of beautiful old houses made into tourist lodging. We got on the freeway to go through Portland Maine. That is a much bigger city at a population of 500,000 in the metropolitan area. We took a short break at McDonalds for bathrooms and ice cream cones. The time was about 7:30 when we got to the hotel making this a long driving day. The majority of the route had places to purchase lobster. Lobster rolls are very popular. That is chunks of lobster in a hoagie bun and the cost about $25 not including fries or a drink. We never had to add water to the radiator today so Rob thinks that problem has been fixed. The hard start in the morning is still an unsolved mystery.
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