[NYTexan]

The next morning we gathered up with many members from the Maine Chapter of the Patriot Guard Riders to escort a Purple Heart recipient soldier to a local VA Hospital that was holding various ceremonies.
It was quite a parade with the PGR out in front with their Flags in the breeze and the Rusty Nuts classic car club in tow!

We arrived to greeting fans and waving patients, guests, and VA personnel.

After the bikers parked, they took time out to bring patients to the grounds so that they too could enjoy the festivities.
They may look intimidating, but they are the kindest of souls!

We had a nice picnic lunch and saw lots of vintage cars.

After a short nap back at the cottage we headed out to the Great Falls Hot Air Balloon Festival in Lewiston.

This is where we got to see The Practical Cats play some great tunes for us! Mike (TheRealMr.B) and the band were Great!
We didn’t stay long enough to see the balloons go up because we were on another mission to go lobster shopping.
We made a fire at the B’s firepit and I made some roasted corn. I nearly blew my head off lighting the grill! Yark!
Mr.B demonstrated the fine art of dismanteling a lobster after they were cooked. A fine job he did of instruction!

[bobbyd]

cool

[NYTexan]

Monday morning we headed out on US1 to get to Acadia National Park. We made many stops along the way.

We got blueberriesfor breakfast, shopped at Big Al’s,
had lunch at Bippy’s, and finally got there.

We cruised along the peninsula a bit and got to Cadillac Mountain. where we took lots of pics from high atop!

After that we cruised along Bar Harbor. What a crowded tourist trap that was! Then a long drive back to the cottage.

[mylife]

pingaling

[trisham]

Great photos!

I love Maine. We were there this summer for smallmouth bass fishing. The weather was spectacular.