The Flume and Portland, ME (6.14-6.26.21)

In the spirit of finding new things, I found Diet Birch soda water – I believe the flavoring is from Birch tree sap, but I haven’t tried it yet. Then, our friends Gordon and Alice of Roaming with the Ramseys and Nickel’s nemesis, Skye showed up for a couple days as they are passing through for a North Eastern summer of their own. We were able to see The Flume and where the Old Man of the Mountain once stood with them. At the Man of the Mountain – there are metal outlines of what he used to look like and where, based on your height, which was marked in the cement. Was an awesome day catching up and seeing some gorgeous scenery. Jim and I also visited Portland, ME, walked around a lighthouse and got some lobster from a food truck. Then, while checking out a state park beach nearby, found a guy who catches and sells lobster commercially and also sells it to the public. Super nice guy and he even steamed it for us. We also got to spend some quality time under the camper, we had to fix the valve on the black tank (more than once….there’s a learning curve), so we also replaced the insulation and met some of our arachnid neighbors up close. I’ve heard that you can’t make the pics larger, so I’m trying a different format for part of this, please let me know if you like it better.