Yesterday was our anniversary. 48 years ago yesterday we were married in Fayetteville, NY. 48 years ago today, Libby and I set out on our honeymoon. Our plans were vague, our heading was toward Maine. Today, Libby and are are setting out again. Our plans are vague, our heading is toward Maine.
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| Dick and Libby, July 24, 1965 |
In 1965, we drove a Ford Falcon (named Gert) and we towed behind us a teeny-tiny camping trailer something like the one in the picture. Our budget was modest because my summer job paid only $1.15 per hour. I recall that we saw Eastern New York and Vermont for the first time, and that we were very impressed. I also recall that we wanted to go to Acadia National Park, but instead we found so many fun things on the coast of Maine that we never got there. We were especially charmed by Boothbay Harbor. (In two subsequent vacation trips, we targeted Acadia, but never got there because once again we found too many fun distractions on Maine's coast. In December 1993, we finally got to Acadia but when we got there it was freezing cold and we were the only people there.)
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| Teeny tiny trailer\ |
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| 1960 Ford Falcon wagon, looks like Gert |
In 2013, we drive a Ford Taurus, and we have a tent instead of a camping trailer. We are also likely to get to and beyond Acadia. We'll hit VT, NH, MA, and ME. We are also attracted to Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and the Saguenay Fjord in Quebec. However, we're a bit gun shy about Canada because expenses there are so over the top. I checked on camp sites in those provinces. It would cost us $40 or more per night to tent, or $120 or more per night to stay in motels. (In the USA we paid an average of $7 per night to camp or $55 per night for motels.)
I'm trying to research whether or not wilderness camping (not in a camp ground) is allowed in those provinces. I haven't found anything yet.
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Congratulations Dick and Libby!
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