Friday:

I decided I would drive for a bit this morning to get used ro the van. It’s not the easiest thing to drive with its sloppy steering, and spongy drum brakes.

I started out on a dual carriageway, taking my time getting used to the quirks. When you drive on the other side of the road, it’s not instinctive where to position yourself. So I was constantly checking my mirrors to see where I was on the road, trying to keep in a straight line with sloppy steering, watching my speed and the other cars around me, all the while with Mike yelling at me to stay on the road!

After 30 mins I let Mike drive again.

As we crossed into Maine, we passed about 4 cannabis shops. Of course we had to stop and see how it all worked. You need ID to enter but of course they couldn’t scan our NZ drivers licence. But they let us in anyway.

They have so much stuff for sale. Gummy bears, cookies, oils, pre rolled joints, drinks. It was very overwhelming.

I was heading for a town in Wiscasset because the have the best lobster rolls in Maine. We stopped off at the visitor centre to find out what to do here and she gave us a few ideas and also somewhere to camp. She also said there was a food cart around the corner that did good lobster rolls, so we went there first.

We balked at the price. $24 for a single lobster roll! In New York we’d paid $32 for two, including fries! So we just bought one to share. And just as well we did. I thought it tasted bitter and didn’t like it, so Mike ate it all.

Then we headed for the camping ground. There was a long line of RVs waiting, so Mike parked behind them an I got out and joined the queue.

I must have waited 30 mins before finally it was my turn. but the lady said that I had to go elsewhere for reservations, the queue I had joined was for checking in only.

So we managed to reserve a spot but when we got there someone was parked in it. As well as that, it was a cramped spot between two RVs, one with a barking dog. So we went back to reservations and got allocated a different spot, which was much nicer. But it still cost us $60 to camp in a horrible busy campground!

But it had sewer, electricity and water on site.