Finding Our Way To Camden, Maine

Spending time in the mid coast of Maine has given us the opportunity to explore new places in Maine. On Wednesday, we ventured out after a relaxing, slow paced morning, onto country roads with brilliant rhododendrons blooming everywhere. Our first stop was to be a hike in the Lincolnville area.

When I looked up the trail on my All Trails app, it said a moderate hike of 1.5 miles. No problem. I didn’t take into consideration the word mountain and the trail was all up hill. Not necessarily steep but definitely up!

All around were blackberry bushes, flowers in bloom. Next month there should be mouthwatering blackberries if the birds and wildlife don’t get there first.

Pretty daisies lined the trail as well.

We found interesting rock. Bruce and I were wondering if there was a lot of iron in it due to the reddish color.

It was hard at times hiking over it and I was glad I wore my hiking boots. The weather was cool but by halfway up we were both pretty hot. There were lots of mosquitoes and we found ticks on us later. But finally we did get to see a pretty view.

Now a moment for a selfie before our descent.

We meandered down the trail and checked each other for ticks before we got into the car. Unfortunately one made its way under Bruce’s pant leg and we found it that night. Hopefully, he will be ok.

We passed a lovely little area where canoes and kayaks were stacked. The weather was warm and sunny and I would have loved to go out on the water.

But nobody was there so they were not for rent and these days I’m not prone to taking and using things that aren’t mine. So onward to Camden where we had coffee in Zoots. For my vegan friends they would have loved this place because it was all vegan.

Down by the harbor their were many beautiful sailing ships.

One female crew was hoisted up in a bosun’s chair to work on the mast.

The weather was beautiful but we could see the fog coming in towards the harbor.

We found a restaurant overlooking the harbor to have some tasty lobster bisque.

A little outside of town was a place to see the Curtis Lighthouse. Although we had directions it was quite difficult to find. A gentleman walking by assisted us. We parked the car and walked the path. As we got to the overlook the fog was coming in.

It was very eerie how the fog rolls in off the ocean. A few minutes more and we would not have been able to see it.

Just a little way up the road some young girls were playing on a raft out in the water. Boy that had to be cold.

Some beautiful old houses and Inns were around Camden.

We had coffee with friends in the late afternoon and then called it a day.

Today was a typical Maine day. Gray, cold and damp. We made plans to have lunch with Bruce’s brother Michael in Brewer. He had lovely peonies growing in front of his house.