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We spent
3 months at Wild Duck Campground in Scarborough - a great place
near Portland. My favorite feature was the duck pond. They got so
used to us coming down to feed them, they jumped and begged for
food like dogs. The owner and I laughed about how they each have
their own little personalities and she said that one in particular
actually comes pecking at the door every spring with her ducklings,
letting her know they’re home for the summer and looking for
a handout. She said she spends the summers fattening up the ducks,
and then the hunters come and start shooting them in the fall. There’s
a duck blind very close by, and hunting season starts on Oct. 2nd.
So on October 1st, she goes out & shoots their shotgun up in
the air, which signals the ducks to fly off for the season. I’m
glad I’ll be leaving about the same time as my friends.
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July 23, 2001
Ferry ride from
Bar Harbor to Swan's Island - a great day of sun and sea!
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August
13, 2001
We took
our bikes on the ferry to nearby Peaks Island and rode the
10 mile round trip enjoying the ocean vistas and visiting
an old fort there used in WWII.
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They
also had some artifacts from the Civil War and for a New Orleans
girl, it was pretty interesting. I’ve always heard the tales
of those battles from the southern perspective and have visited
the museums there where the whole thing is portrayed as a tragedy
visited upon us from those horrible Yankees. This is the first time
I’ve been in the heart of Yankee country where the people think
the right side won.
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Speaking
of the Civil War, for some reason I was surprised to find
beautiful plantation style homes up here, also. This picture
was taken in the gardens of one of them.
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