Day 16, Oct 3, 2023, East Coast trip, Moved to Scarborough, ME

 Day 16, October 3,2023, moved to Scarborough ME.

We had some business about brakes to take care of in regard to the trailer before we started heading very far on the road. I think getting up  at 5:30 to be to a certain  place by 9:00 AM was a bit erly as it was     30 miles away. Our  contact named Seth was supposed to meet us there at  the little town of Paistow, NH  and we're about 45 minutes early when we arrived ( used GPS).  I inquired of the secretary who was there if they knew about Seth or that there was brake work to be done on our trailer. She knew nothing of the sort. But she said to wait for Dean who would come in at 8:30 he might know. Dean didn't know anything about the trailer arrangement either, but he quickly called Seth, as we had his  number, and he assured us that that was not the place and that his place was on a back road near where a large Mor Bark plant was located. We could not find the street number anywhere, but finally after backtracking, we found the Morbark Road. And drove back behind many buildings and waited.. Seth came along soon after and we discussed the brake issue. It seems that when I was driving I had my trailer calibrator set at 3.5 which he indicated and it was supported by others may have been the problem the brakes we're grabbing. Earlier that morning I had set the brakes at 1.5 and they worked fine. So in summary we decided that the work was needed on the brakes as long as I kept the calibrator at 1.5 and watch my stopping distance. We were delighted and headed down the road to the next stop.

That next leg of the journeytook us on a  drive through Bunkport, Kennebunkport, "The Hampton's" famous for their Summer activities and of course the beaches. It was actually old "US 1" that parallels the Eastern seacoast there in Maine and New Hampshire. Our goal was to get to a RV store called Seabreeze. And we did find it in North Hampton. (There are lots of Hamptons, (N. S, Falls, etc.). As I drove into the parking lot, which was very unorthodox as it was like a field, was not level, and you could not see any RV store from the driveway/trail. Two men were in the lot and so I stopped and talk to them. To my surprise one of them and was Ray, who was camped next to us back in Massachusetts. He is an RV technician and travels around a lot.  (He also told me about the 1.5 calibration on the trailer brakes). So Keith the owner was with him and directed me to the store which was out of sight around the corner. I made a purchase of the valve that releases the water from the freshwater tank, as it had frozen up and was leaking. 

Again we were on our way and headed north on I-95 toward our goal in Scarborough Maine.

Three photos of the trailer in the campground.

Big trees (White Pine, Black Oak)

Lots of room and space

 

We were early at the campground as we arrived at 11:30, well before the usual entry time of 1 o'clock. So we had a chance to eat our lunch and the trailer before we went to the campsite. But at 12:30 I asked the lady if we could door campsite and she said okay.

The campground surrounds a very small lake/pond and it is completely wooded with White Pine and Oak trees that are 80-100 feet tall. The sites are large and easy to get in and out. After getting everything secured and the floors swept we took about an hour to feel the relaxation of being off the road. Also we're very happy the brakes are working on our trailer. ****The campground is on the approach path, however, to the Portland ME airport. So getting used to the sound and sight of plane going over at 1,000 feet or so, will take a day or two. Already at 6:30 this AM there have been about 10 planes go over.

It was then time to get a few groceries so we wouldn't have to do that during the rest of the week as we will be here six days. We found a Hannaford store that was about  4 miles away and it worked really well.

Then I sat outside where a  cool breeze was helping cool our  bodies as the temperature outside was 85 most of the afternoon. It felt good.

We settled for hotdogs for the supper meal as sometimes it's best to have something simple

That was the adventures for the day and from now on we are going to concentrate on the many lighthouses that are here along the Maine coast. I'm sure we will will pick up a few birds along the beaches and in some wildlife areas that we will find.  Saw some Boreal Chickadees in the campground, Which we have not seen or many years. (We are getting north.)

Thanks for reading and we hope to see you tomorrow