By the time I left Bangor, I had abandoned my original plan of taking a couple of weeks to slowly make my way back to Richmond. Between working on the road, driving, planning, and living in the camper, I was tired. I was ready to go home. I stayed on Interstate 95 until Lewiston, Maine. Then I did what I often do. I ignored my RV GPS. The freeway would have been the sensible choice. But after weeks of wandering New England's small towns, coastlines, and backroads, I wasn't quite ready to spend my days staring at tractor trailers and exit signs. My Garmin was programmed with …
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Visiting Bangor Maine at the End of Our New England Road Trip
The video we took while visiting Bangor Maine during our New England road trip. You can view the full route, maps, and all stops: New England Road Trip Itinerary Stephen King's House, Hollywood Casino, and Finding the Eye of the Storm When I travel, I tend to move like a tornado — bouncing from one stop to the next trying to see, do, and experience as much as possible before it’s time to move again. This entire New England road trip had been like that. Scenic drives, lobster shacks, ferry schedules, busy cities, campgrounds, hiking trails, and trying to squeeze every possible …
Bar Harbor Lobster Boat Tour and the Charm of This Coastal Town
This video shows our Bar Harbor Lobster Boat Tour during our New England road trip series. You can view the full route, maps, and all stops: New England Road Trip Itinerary Normally when I travel, I’m pulled toward nature more than populated areas. Give me mountains, forests, waterfalls, or coastlines over shopping districts and tourist streets almost every time. But for some reason, the town of Bar Harbor completely drew me in. Maybe it was the balance of everything. It felt convenient without being overdeveloped. Beautiful without feeling pretentious. Relaxing without feeling …
Road Trip to Acadia National Park in a Truck Camper: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What I Loved
Our alarm pulsed and we wiggled our way down to the bottom of the bed in the truck camper. We’d set it to wake before sunrise for a special photoshoot so it was still pitch black outside. I poured the mandatory caffeine into my to-go cup and we began our flashlight walk from the campsite toward Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse. Our goal: catch that perfect first light over the water and lighthouse. The idea was simple—frame the lighthouse with the sunrise and capture one of those classic coastal Maine shots. But between the curve of the shoreline, the angle of the rising sun, and the …
Boston to Maine Road Trip: A Day of History, Nostalgia, and the Open Road
Boston to Maine Road Trip: Orchard House, Freeport, and the Drive to Bass Harbor We packed up our campsite at Wompatuck, returned the rental car, and pointed the truck north toward Maine. We had already dropped our son off at the Boston airport the day prior, so this was the beginning of our Boston to Maine road trip and the next phase of our longer New England road trip. A Stop at Minute Man National Historical Park Not far from Boston, we came across Minute Man National Historical Park, where we made a quick stop at the Visitor Center. I wanted to build on what I had learned about …
