Day 12: Maine

We woke up in our free camping spot to discover it had gotten even colder overnight!  So we bundled up and set off looking for something to warm us up.  Donuts and hot chocolate!  Yes!  Frosty's Donuts in Freeport had some of the biggest donuts we have ever eaten and they were fantastic!!  Put Krispy Kreme to shame... We took a few more pictures in the scenic downtown area of Freeport and then were loading up the RV again so we could  be sure to make it to our next destination on time.

 

 

Abbie said this is called 'yarn bombing'- where people put knitted items in unusual places. Who knew?!

 

Fancy McDonald's in Freeport-- had to take a picture for PawPaw!

When we were planning our trip, Grandma wanted to take a train ride to see the leaves and so our next stop had been chosen with her especially in mind.  To make it even better, we had found BOGO free tickets on Deal Chicken-- so train ride + discount makes everyone happy!!  When we had to take Grandma and PawPaw home, she told us that was one part of the trip she was really sad to miss.  So we made sure to take them along on the train ride with us.

 

 

The Belfast-Moosehead Railway in Belfast, Maine gives weekend rides in the fall on an old diesel train with an indoor and outdoor rail car.  Even though it was a little chilly, we bundled up and chose the outdoor car, thinking the view would be better. At the turnaround point, Abbie and I decided we might move inside the train because we were cold.  Turns out, it was already full in there.  Oh well.  We snuggled close together and enjoyed the trip back.  It was a fun ride with some nice color and scenery.

 

 

 

 

On our way from Belfast to campground in Camden, we made a stop at the Camden Snowbowl.  This is a local ski mountain and on Sundays in October, they run the chairlift so you can take in the view from the top.  The girls had never been on a chairlift before so that was a new experience for them.  Going down the mountain, they could only fill every 4th chair, so we had to wait quite a while to get back down. 

 

 

 

We found Camden State Park without any trouble and found a campsite that would work for the RV.  This campground does not take reservations after the end of September so I was sort of thinking that meant it might be empty... yeah, not really.  This place is loaded with people!  We enjoyed just hanging out in the RV and relaxing (as opposed to many of our later-arriving nights when we just fall into bed exhausted!).  We made soup for dinner and watched a movie... and were still in bed by 9pm (again, I know-- #partyanimals).