DOWNEAST

Just home from a road trip to Maine. We met Don and Alina just outside of Boston and joined our friends, Co and Arthur for some Model T fun!  Co and Arthur were our neighbors in the Keys for many years. They have several old cars and this trip we took one Model T and our car north to a T Rally in Skowhegan, Maine. 44 cars participated, about 100 people and some dogs, including our Dakota and one of Co’s 4 dogs, Daisy! For 4 days we toured in the T,  down winding country roads, stopping along the way at various attractions. Some meals were on our own but often we gathered in a little town where the church ladies prepared a meal for us or met at a Grange and were wined and dined with down-home Maine cooking.  The banquet and awards dinner the last night was prepared by members of the Elks Club – they were outside barbecuing our dinner when we arrived! We met many wonderful people and saw the beautiful countryside – with the added benefit of sharing the days with 4 of our favorite people in the world!  We love Maine and we love Maine people!

Lake Chautaugua

 

 

Meeting up with Co at their home in Northborough, Massachusetts

Dinner the first night in Maine at a lovely restaurant overlooking the Kenebec River

 

 

Heading out!

Follow the leader! No GPS in a Model T (but Alina and I both used our Ipads map app!))

Line them up!  There is always lots of interest from people when we stop!  One town advertised we were coming there and the town’s people came out to greet us in great numbers!!  The T owners love to talk about their cars and to take kids for rides!

We parked the cars one morning and went on a train ride – an old, historical train. Our engineer/conductor was part of the T group!

Don and Arthur

 

We rode in the open car since we had the dogs AND it was a beautiful day!

 

 

 

Blurry – sorry – but a great picture of Don and Alina

Hard to get a good picture of this with the shadows but this is the snow shovel for the railroad tracks!  They need that in Maine!!

We stopped at an antique store. They had an amazing collection of old toys.  I thought this a rather scary looking doll!

After the train ride the church ladies prepared our lunch including this blueberry buckle!  Maine is famous for their blueberries. (this picture is for Bob and Stephanie!)

Historic opera house, Cumston Hall.  They do summer stock here every year.  Unfortunately the season was over but we did get a tour. Beautifully restored building

 

Double the beauty!

It’s a windmill under restoration – not a lighthouse! 

Crossing an undulating wire bridge!!

 

Co and Daisy kicking up their heels on the wire bridge!

 

 

 

 

Alina and I crossed in style!

 

 

The ladies!

After the wire bridge we stopped at an Indian museum

 

The last event was a hymn sing at this beautiful chapel.  Don, Alina, Co and Arthur headed back to Mass.  Jack, Dakota and I headed north to Acadia National Park for a week of hiking and climbing!  More to come on that adventure!