We enjoyed a
quiet night at Oak Bay campground in Oak Bay, New Brunswick. There were four
other couples from the caravan that overnighted here too. We were the smallest
rig and they put us in the wooded area. The bigger rigs were in the open
pull-thru sites. Before we left, I was able to get a walk in.
Established
back in 1955 the Oak Bay campground has been a big part of the community. Kathy
and Joe and the community have all grown up using the beach or just camping in
the park. It is nestled around the Bay of Fundy where the tides come and go
twice a day. If you like the smell of salt water or just like to walk on the
ocean floor then they have the spot for you. Their sun sets are second to none
and they can be seen from most of the park area. Its 33 acres of beautiful
property with great walking, lovely trees and the most pleasant scenery you
will ever see.
We crossed the
border at US Customs and Border Protection at the Calais Port of Entry. The US
Customs officer, was not as nice as the Canadian Customs Officers that searched
our rig on our way into Canada. But, we made it back onto US soil!
We traveled
the same route we took to on our way into Canada, to get back near Bangor. Maine
9 stays with US 202 from its origination in Bangor through Hampden, a town on
the Penobscot River estuary and all these following towns.
Dixmont was once known as Collegetown, the
township had been donated to Bowdoin College. In 1886 Dixmont had two mills for
long lumber, two shingle mills and one grist mill. It also had thirteen schoolhouses.
Troy was
first settled in approximately 1801 as Bridge's Plantation, it was incorporated
as the Town of Kingville in 1812. The town's name was changed to Joy in 1815,
Montgomery in 1826, and finally to Troy in 1826.
When
originally settled by Quakers, the town was known as Twenty-Five Mile Pond
Plantation. The name came from its being located on a pond twenty-five miles
from Fort Halifax in Winslow. The name was changed to Unity upon incorporation
as a town in 1804.
Albion was
incorporated as the Town of Fairfax in 1804. It annexed land from Winslow in
1810, and gave up segments of land in 1813, 1816, and 1818 that would
eventually become China. The town's name was changed to Ligonia in 1821, and
then to Albion in 1824
US Route 202
is a spur route of US 2. It follows a northeasterly and southwesterly direction
stretching from Delaware to Maine. The highway has had the number 202 designation
since at least 1936.
Route 9 split
off and we stayed on US 202 into China and Gardiner. The name of the town,
China, was chosen by Japheth Washburn. He wanted to call the town Bloomville,
but people from the town of Bloomfield objected, saying that the similarity of
names could cause confusion. Mr. Washburn settled on the name China, because it
was the name of one of his favorite hymns, written by Timothy Swan in 1790. China
Lake spans the distance from South China to China Village. It has two large
basins connected by a narrow neck. The elongated eastern basin, about 7 miles
long.
Gardiner is
located on the Kennebec River just south of Augusta, It was founded in 1754 by
Sylvester Gardiner as Gardinerstown Plantation, it was set off from Pittston in
1760 and was incorporated as a town in 1803. By 1850, when it became a city, it
had acquired shoe factories, paper mills, and woodworking shops.
We arrived at
Birches Campground in Litchfield Maine, it will be our home for 4 nights! We plan on relaxing, enjoying Peter & Becky and the lake!
After we got set up, we went back to
Gardiner to surprise Harold Gerrard for his birthday! He was surprised, because the people just kept coming and coming! It was great to see so many friends from our Florida home at ACP-Z!
I was especially excited to see my WW friend, Gerri!
We did get back in time to see our first sunset on the lake!
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