A sampling of interesting restaurants.
We walked across the road from the campground to Sugar Bakery to pick up some lunch and snacks.
They are cash only — something their website doesn’t mention. They would have made at least twice as much from us if they accepted credit cards. They do have an ATM inside, but that’s even more hassle. With modern technology, there’s no excuse to not accept credit cards and tap payments.
Pastries for lunch and moon pies:
We stopped by Momo’s Cheesecakes in Ellsworth, Maine to buy some cheesecake slices.
This isn’t your typical shop: it’s like an extra-fancy farm stand, where you self-serve whole or slices of cheesecakes and other goodies, and pay via cash boxes or Venmo. An excellent idea!
Our selections:
Tasty cheesecakes, too.
We ate at Archie’s Lobster in Bass Harbor, Maine.
Nice scenery, but not quite as tasty as the little lobster pound by the campground.
We wandered across the road from our campground on arrival day to Gateway Lunt’s Lobster Pound to have some seafood for dinner. When in Maine…. Always nice not to have to cook on a travel day!
Pretty tasty.
We had a drink and snack at Mercy Tavern in Salem, Massachusetts.
Menu:
Frozen cocktails:
Truffle fries:
Refreshing.
We had lunch at Witchside Tavern in Salem, Massachusetts, with appropriately witch-y themed decor:
Menu:
Our lunch:
Pretty tasty.
We had dinner at Bull N’ Claw in Wells, Maine, as Jenn wanted to experience a classic Maine lobster dinner.
Menu:
Chowder:
Lobster dinner:
Fish and chips:
Jenn with her lobster dinner:
It was an experience… that she didn’t feel a need to repeat.
We drove our coach 138 miles, about three hours of driving, from White River Junction, Vermont to Wells, Maine.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading east:
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
Heading down a narrow road in the campground; fortunately we didn’t meet anyone trying to come up the hill:
I-89 South:
Weigh Station Rest Area closed for the season… why would you need to close a rest area?
Exit to I-93 South:
Rest area:
New Hampshire Welcome Center plus Liquor & Wine Outlet… weird to sell alcohol at rest areas, but seems common in this area:
A very cute welcome center:
Lunch:
I-93 South:
Exit to I-95 toll road:
Toll plaza; we took the rightmost lane as it looked a bit wider:
Maine state line on Piscataqua River bridge:
“Maine; Welcome Home; The Way Life Should Be”:
Route 1 North:
Rainbow crosswalk in Ogunquit:
Arriving at Thousand Trails Moody Beach:
Mini golf out front:
Entrance gate; needed to buzz the office to be let in:
Our site:
We drove through Woodstock, Vermont on a rainy afternoon.
An interactive map of the town:
Welcome to Woodstock (unrelated to the famous music festival, that was originally going to be in Woodstock, New York):
We headed out of town, looking for a place to stop for dinner, and came across the Long Trail Brewing Pub:
A nice creekside view:
And tasty food:
Then we headed back to Woodstock; here’s another covered bridge:
And another:
We would have liked to spend more time exploring the town, but had to make do with a quick drive through.
We visited Ben & Jerry’s original factory for their guided tour.
Starting the tour:
Unfortunately they didn’t allow photos during the tour, despite their site saying “there are plenty of photos ops”, perhaps because they weren’t manufacturing during our tour; it was a cleaning cycle.
Afterwards, a taste of ice cream:
While that would be interesting, the flavor we tried was actually:
Examples:
Available here:
Gift store:
Back outside:
The Flavor Graveyard of retired flavors:
A fun experience, though a little disappointing that they weren’t manufacturing at the time.