July 16
We pulled out of the Pumpkin Patch RV Park in Hermon, Me at 9:30 AM. It was 70 degrees, raining, and a flood warning!
We were hoping for a nice day to drive through Maine and on to New Brunshwick. Not today!
We had low tire pressure in our front right tire and Ken wanted to find a truck stop with an air pump before we started on our way. We stopped at three truck stops before finding one with an air pump. At that time the rain was pouring and Ken had to jump out of the RV and air the tire. He was drenched when he finished and had to change his clothes. At least there were no worries about the tire!
We crossed the border at Calais, ME. The line was short and we breezed through quickly. However, the border agent did ask lots of questions; where are you from? Do you own your RV? Do you know the license number on the RV? Are you employed? What did you do for work(asked both of us)? Do you have any mace, bear spray, drugs, marijuana products, alcohol? Where are you going? Where have you been? Do you have large sums of cash?
The drive wad only 130 miles, but, in the rain it seemed longer to me.
As we arrived in St. Andrews, we made a wrong turn and ended up driving down the main tourist street. It looked like a charming and fun seaside village!
We had reservations at the Ocean Front Camping RV Park and checked-in to our Ocean View Site. The site was pull-n site facing the water. If only we could see the water. Actually we could see the water but it was really foggy so our visibility was not good.
We realized that the tide was going out and soon we began to see the rocky beach. The tidal rise and fall in St. Andrews is up to 28 ft and occurs twice daily. It was definetly low tide.
I had read about a place nearby where the low tide exposes a rocky road that you can drive out ot an island. Sounds a little scary to me, but, I at least wanted to see it. When we arrived, sure enought there was roadway over to Minister’s Island. We drove on the road but did not tour the Island. That was a new experience!
Next, we drove through town to get a better look at all the shops and restaurants. We decided to try a seafood take-out restaurant , The Calm Digger, that had good reviews. The restaurant was located on the edge of town. As we approached the location, all the cars in front of us were turning into the parking lot. We had to park across the road, because the parking lot was full. There were several people in line ordering and waiting to pick up there food. Always a good sign when the place is busy!
We ordered the one Seafood Sampler and one order of Fish & Fries. We took our food back to our RV, Since we had an ocean view table in our RV,
The food was Scrumptious and we had leftovers for another meal.
We walked aroudn the RV Park checking out the different kinds of RV’s…all types and sizes. We passed by a large park-like area by the water and found a large Crucifix Stature. The cross is a tribute to those buried on Hospital Island. The island was a quarantine station that housed hundreds of sick and destitute Irish immigrants between its inception in 1832 and its abandonment 30 years later. The ten-foot Celtic Cross points to this tiny island from Indian Point.
Back at the RV, we watched the Tide start roll-in.
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