Saturday 2:37 PM
We're here!!! Finally!!! This place is so cool! We took the scenic route so we we actually came
through the middle of Maine rather than up the coast. We went through a bunch of those neat little New England towns along the way. Dylan saw a Chevy Blazer that has catepillar treads instead of tires so we had to turn around a get pictures...and listen to Braxton wailing in the background because I slowed down to fast and all the luggage fell forward and came piling down on top of him. I was sorry it happened but had trouble expressing it because I was laughing so hard.
We got to Lubec and had to turn around and drive around the bay to get here. It is an old Coast
Guard station that has been renovated. The cabin looks like a 20x20 cracker jack box with no character until you walk through the door. It's all open except for a partition that separates the bed from the rest of the room and a wall around the bathroom that doesn't go to the ceiling so all the rude sounds can be heard plain as day. Mom just has to suck it up and not worry about it. The guys don't seem to care... in fact I think the noises are intentionally getting louder and more rude. 
The caretaker forgot we were coming so we had to get ahold of him to open our room up for us. That seems kind of normal because the lodge entrance has a table with notes to other incoming guests that simply say stuff like "Hartman's you are staying in the Washington room. It is unlocked and the key is on the counter. Enjoy your stay". And that is how people are greeted so it is a pretty laid back atmosphere.
When Richard did finally show up we asked him about the area and what there is to do here. He just looked at us and said "You do know you are at the end of the earth here right? There really isn't anything to do unless you want to see the lighthouse." He is actually a great guy and has friends that are lobster fishermen and offered to find us some lobster for our Monday dinner. You can only keep lobster that have a 5" inch back (which gives you about a 2 1/2 pounder) in the U.S. but the Canadians can keep anything so when the Americans catch the really big ones and toss them back the Canucks snatch them up and take them home. This is our government's preservation law at work...preserving nothing and giving it all to someone else!
We're getting unpacked and settled in so we'll post more later.
Craig
We're here!!! Finally!!! This place is so cool! We took the scenic route so we we actually came
through the middle of Maine rather than up the coast. We went through a bunch of those neat little New England towns along the way. Dylan saw a Chevy Blazer that has catepillar treads instead of tires so we had to turn around a get pictures...and listen to Braxton wailing in the background because I slowed down to fast and all the luggage fell forward and came piling down on top of him. I was sorry it happened but had trouble expressing it because I was laughing so hard.We got to Lubec and had to turn around and drive around the bay to get here. It is an old Coast
Guard station that has been renovated. The cabin looks like a 20x20 cracker jack box with no character until you walk through the door. It's all open except for a partition that separates the bed from the rest of the room and a wall around the bathroom that doesn't go to the ceiling so all the rude sounds can be heard plain as day. Mom just has to suck it up and not worry about it. The guys don't seem to care... in fact I think the noises are intentionally getting louder and more rude. 
The caretaker forgot we were coming so we had to get ahold of him to open our room up for us. That seems kind of normal because the lodge entrance has a table with notes to other incoming guests that simply say stuff like "Hartman's you are staying in the Washington room. It is unlocked and the key is on the counter. Enjoy your stay". And that is how people are greeted so it is a pretty laid back atmosphere.
When Richard did finally show up we asked him about the area and what there is to do here. He just looked at us and said "You do know you are at the end of the earth here right? There really isn't anything to do unless you want to see the lighthouse." He is actually a great guy and has friends that are lobster fishermen and offered to find us some lobster for our Monday dinner. You can only keep lobster that have a 5" inch back (which gives you about a 2 1/2 pounder) in the U.S. but the Canadians can keep anything so when the Americans catch the really big ones and toss them back the Canucks snatch them up and take them home. This is our government's preservation law at work...preserving nothing and giving it all to someone else!
We're getting unpacked and settled in so we'll post more later.
Craig
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