From Bar Harbor we headed south and enjoyed a lot of little seaside towns.
But first, a quick drive by author Stephen King’s home in Bangor Maine. Can’t you just imagine him writing his next novel from one of the upstairs rooms of this red brick house?
Stephen King’s Home
Neighbor
We grabbed our first ever Maine lobster rolls for dinner and had another first – a Harvest Host church stay – the Hampton Highland United Methodist Church in Hampden Maine. The lobster rolls were divine, and the evening was peaceful in the church parking lot. Even the guys who showed up the next morning to make the bean hole beans for a church gathering were quiet. The process involves hot coals, a big hole and several guys to watch it. Apparently, it draws a crowd!
Lobster Rolls 
Woke to sunny day, which just enhanced the beauty of Belfast, Rockport, and Port Clyde. In both Belfast and Rockport, old brick buildings, hillside homes, and quiet harbors filled with schooners and fishing boats abound! Marshall Point Lighthouse in Port Clyde has an associated museum and a windy boardwalk to its door. It appeared in the 1994 film Forrest Gump (spoiler alert – the first of several Forrest Gump sites we would soon be seeing!).
Bellfast 
Rockport 
Marshall Point 
Our overnight was at a busy, off-the-beaten-path local market in Friendship Maine, called Wallace’s Market. I could not believe how well stocked this Harvest Host market was! We even purchased Daou wine made in Paso Robles CA for our meal that night.
Friendship 
Another sunny but cool fall day made for some great rock scrambling at Boothbay!
Boothbay 
It was late afternoon before we pulled into Freeport Maine and its outlet stores including, of course, LL Bean’s flagship store! Loved the shoe-mobile!
Wassamki Spring Campground was striking distance to downtown Portland. The Old Port Waterfront featured working fishing wharves and converted warehouse with restaurants and shops. Fort Allen Park and the stately homes that surround it sat atop a bluff overlooking the Casco Bay.
Portland
Fort Allen Park
George H.W. Bush made Kennebunkport a household name. This historic fishing village turned seaside tourist destination was crawling with tourists when we arrived mid-morning. We moved to its outskirts to park the RV, enjoy the view of the ocean, and gawk at the large homes that overlook the area
Kennebunkport 
We camped in Harold Parker State Forest, before heading into Salem the following day.
Not a bad way to spend 6 days along Maine’s coastline!
