Maine goals

When temps are mid 20s and your goal is a national park on the north Atlantic Coast, a solid breakfast is an important start. Through years of communication with state biologists about bird populations and pie spots, I have collected a pretty good nationwide data base.
Truck stop outside Bangor came highly recommended so we stopped at Dysart's. Not only fabulous homemade raspberry and blueberry pie, but also amazingly spicy punkin pancakes. Plus peppermint whoopee pies for the trip home. And Marina is now a big fan of truck stop corned beef hash!

It was too brutal to truly enjoy the scenery where ocean battles granite day after day, century after century at Acadia. We did stroll Sand Beach briefly. Low tide quieted Thunder Hole.

Maine's version of a white sand beach- even in our 8 piece suits, we didn't frolic long.

Mojo timing was perfect for us to drive into Tilton, NH and catch Johnny Witkowski, Ski's oldest, and the Tilton Rams put it on Worcester Academy 76-63. John now 6'5 and doing all the dirty work coaches and real basketball fans appreciate - tough D, offensive rebounds and put backs, boxing out. Good stuff! Then got to enjoy dinner with "little" brother Packy (only 6'3!) and Pops. Love meeting new folks along the road, but almost feels like home when you can take a break and talk about kids and family along the way.

Marina said she felt short.