Bredahl Tour Bus

Another drive to see the local area, this time we head south to LINCOLN where we take a train ride on an 1880's Railroad and have a HOBO Lunch. Even got the stick and kerchief to show for it. After that we have a fun scenic trip following a river which lead us to the home of ROBERT FROST. (Poet, Author). Today's weather was 75 to 80 with clear skies.

1 Sept. Mon. day 92
We head south and East to Attitash a ski area. Since it's summer and no snow, we take the ski lift up and then come down a 1 mile twisted track on a Luge type sled. FUN RIDE-- this area would also be fun for skiing. We stopped in Conway for lunch, then we head back via another route. Along this route again we follow a river which has a HUGE swimming area at a falls. Big Rocks and pools, rapids and a large picnic area. MANY people playing in the water. Even tho the water had to be 56 degrees. Another Beautiful area.
Up the road about 5 miles we hike off the road about 1/2 mi. to view a stream and waterful,which was amazing. We can understand why this is such a popular area for locals and tourists.

2 Sept. tues. day 93
Today is an off day........the mail finally catches up with us, so it's 3 weeks of mail and Laundry and just catching up. HAPPY HOUR and some steaks for dinner. Very much needed down time.

3 Sept. wed. day 94
It's off again to Mt. Washington and the COG RAILWAY. In the late 1800's a local man climbed Mt. Washington (6200 ft.) and then decided everyone should be able to enjoy the view. On a crystal clear day you should be able to see 4 states and the Atlantic Ocean.
So he convinced the legislature that he should be allowed to build a Railroad. That was the easy part. The mountain rises at the rate of 37 degrees at some points. That is 14 inches up for each 36 inches forward. This is too steep for most anything to climb. Sylvester Marsh designes and builds a steam Engine that climbs with a COG WHEEL rather than a smooth wheel. It proved very efficient to the point tha they still run the train today on coal fired steam. WHAT A KICK. The Engine burns 2000 lbs. of coal and uses 1000 gal. of water for one accent. The worst weather on the East coast appears at the top of Mt. Washington. The highest wind ever recorded by man, 231 mph, in April 1934

We drove to Alfred, County seat for YORK County, to look at records of the Blakeman Family from 1946/47 to 1950. We found enought to get us started in the right direction. Next we drove to York where Gayla lived for about 5 years and her brother was born there.With a little snooping and asking questions, we think we found the house (or area) she lived in. We did find some special spots that she vaguely remembered. Landmarks like Short Beach, Long Beach and Nubble Light at cape Neddick. We found the "OLD" Taffy making machine on Short Beach (still there after all this time) and other old memories.
Tonight 6 of us went to the Arundel Barn Playhouse. We experienced the production of "Always Patsy Cline"

29 Aug Fri. day 89
We left Kennebunkport at 9am and took the back roads over to Rochester, New Hampshire. Lots of trees and rolling hills. A Northwest heading takes us up the south shore of Lake Winnipesaukee. Beautiful lake about 20mi. long and about 8mi. wide.
Stopped in Weirs Beach, made a lunch and sat in a local park next to the water. Beautiful setting. We arrived Twin Mountain about 2:30 , the last hour and a half from the lake are through New Hampshire's BIG Mountains. 6500 ft.

30 Aug Sat. day 90
We drove into Littleton with a loop around and through the hills. Bethleham, then Franconia. Discovered a 1850's Blast furnace along the way. In Littleton we toured a Grist Mill, that was started in 1797. The buildings and equipment fell into disrepair and were almost torn down in the 1990's. A family decided that this can't happen so in 1997 restoration started. It's still rough, but it is a working mill now. 200 yr. old building and equipment still working ----------IMPRESSIVE.

Today Pisels and us drove around the local area to see the sights. Lots of "Sea Captains Homes" built in the 1800's. Huge places with carriage houses and all. Drove by the "Bush" compound. Saw George H.W. Bush come back from golfing and get ready for a fishing outing. Lots of Black clad Secret Service roaming around the bay and complex. We went out to dinner tonight with the Soverign's & Pisels at Arundel Wharf. Sat at a SPECIAL table looking across the harbor. Excellent food, service and fun.

Another "putter day" girls go shopping, Gary and Myron do things around the camp.
Lee & Norm DeShon arrive early afternoon, the 6 of us go into dinner this evening

26 Aug Tues. day 86
Drive to Kennebunkport, Maine with a stop in Portland to visit Alta Sturgis. Wonderful Lady whom we just found out is 95yrs. young. Still very vibrant and smart as a whip.
Had lunch with her in a nice restaurant she knew and she took us touring to see 2 big Lighthouses there . One of them, the Light at Portland Head, is said to be the most photographed Lighthouse in the coundtry. Arrived at Kennebunkport, Red Apple Campground about 6pm

Drive to Booth Bay, Maine. Took Hwy. 1 to the South. Beautiful coast line drive, end at Shore Hills RV park. Great park......we get two sights with MINI decks. After we're parked we take a quick drive into the town for our first visit.

23 Aug Sat. day 83
Back into town this morning, jumped on a TROLLY TOUR. Seeing the sights with someone that knows the area & History is always a plus. Had dinner at McSeaGulls. Gary and Myron had AWSOME PRIME RIB, Barbara & Gayla had wonderful Seafood.

24 Aug Sun. day 84
Drive into Bath, Maine. Took another Trolly Tour ( they are fun and informative) Open air.
Saw one street that had about 8 SEARS CATALOG HOMES. iN THE 30'S & 40"S you could order a house from Sears. They would send out a section, then after you completed that kit, they would send out the next. Then would keep doing this until the house was finished. Nice looking houses, but all alike. The Movie (Message in a Bottle) starts with 2 scenes shot here in Bath. One on the porch where she is eating breakfast and the other is the street where the star went jogging. This evening we watched the movie in The Pisel Coach. The town once had a population of about 40,000 people, most were employed by the shipyard. Now there is only about 9600 people in town.