May 4th 2017
Today was supposed to be rainy but it turned out not to be, It was cloudy to begin with but later the sun came out. We went to see three places today The first one was the town of Isle -sur-la -Sorgue. This was  town known is the Venice of Provence as the River Sorgue runs through it. It was market day today so we looked at all the stalls. I bought a couple of packages of herbs and an apron. We then walked through the town and ate lunch before going on to the next town. Our next stop was the small village of Pernes-les-Fountaines. It was a small but nice vil;age. Our last stop was Venasque. It sits on top of a mountain and is considered on of the Most Beautiful Villages of France. It really was qite beautiful. After walking around the village we headed back to Le Mas Cache but not before stopping in Gordes for some ice cream. Here are some pictures from today.

                                                       Market in Isle-sur- la Sorgue

                                                                 Isle- sur-la-Sorgue

                                                                Pernes-sur-Fontaines

 Pernes- les Fontaines

                                                                        Venasque

                                                           Venasque

Sept 27
 Today started out rainy but soon cleared up and became warmer. It was quite nice by the time we got to Rockport Mass. We walked around for a while and took photos. Then we went for a search for a camera battery for George's camera. We found one at a Batteries Plus store, then had lunch at a Panera bread near by and drove back to Rockport and checked into our motel. We walked around som more and took a few more photos. Today will be my last blog entry as we will leave tomorrow and drive to Rich & Liia's where we will stay until Monday and go to George's high school reunion in New Canaan on Friday night and Saturday. We hope to be home some time on Wednesday the 5th.
Here are some photos from today,

                                                              The famous Motif #1 photo

                                                                     Rockport Mass

                                                                       Rockport Harbor

                                                                     Rockport Harbor

                                                                           Rockport

                                                                          Rockport

Sept. 26
It was another beautiful but cold day today  We drove from Southwest Harbor Maine to Kennebunkport Me. We stopped along the way in Camden Maine which was lovely. Then we went to South Bristol Maine to visit our next door neighbors in their Maine home. We had lunch with them in South Bristol then went on to Kennebunkport and the Franciscan guest house where we are spending the night. It is part of a Lithuanian Franciscan monastery. Our room is in the main guest house. It is an interesting place, Nothing like the European Monasteries though. We drove around Kennebunkport and past the Bush Compound at Walker Point. Then walked from the monastery into the town of Kennibunkport for dinner. Here are some pictures from today. Tomorrow it is supposed to rain. We are traveling to Rockport Mass but I don't know if I'll be able to get many pictures.

                                         Sunrise across from our motel in Southwest Harbor

                                                                 Camden Maine

                                    View from our neighbor's house in South Bristol Maine

                                           Bush compound on Walker Point Kennebunkport

                                                           Kennebunkport light house

                                                  Sunset in Kennebunkport Maine

Sept 25.
Today we toured around Acadia National Park. It is a beautiful park. The weather was good but cold- especially with the wind on top of Cadillac mountain. After visiting the park we drove to Northeast Harbor, and seal harbor. George and I think we saw a seal in the water but it was too far away to be sure. we did see a moose yesterday though. Last night I disected and ate a whole Main lobster. Yum! I had not done that in years.  We are now in Southwest harbor where we will be spending the night. After we checked in we drove around some more. We went to bass Harbor head lighthouse where we climbed out on some rocks to get a good photo of the light house. The one you will see here will not be as good as the ones George took as he climbed out farther on the rocks. I decided to be a bit more cautious as I didn't want to end the trip early in the cold Atlantic ocean.
Here are some pictures from today.

                                               Sand Beach Acadia National Park

                                                             Acadia National Park

                                                                Top of Mt. Desert

                                                                 Northeast Harbor

                                                          Bass Harbor Head lighthouse

                                                            Building in  Southwest Harbor

                                                             Harbor along the way

                                                             Harbor along the way

Sept 24
Today the weather was sunny and cold but beautiful. We drove from St. John to Bar Harbor. We took the scenic light house route through the Canadian part of the trip. We arrived in Bar Harbor about noon. We walked around the town for a while then drove into Acadia National Park and drove around for a while before checking into our motel for the night. We then went back to the visitors center in the park and drove around a bit more. The scenery is beautiful. We will go back into town to find a place for dinner. Yesterday the rain finally stopped about dinner time so we went into St. John and found a wonderful restaurant for dinner. The food was amazing. I was able to tke a few more photos in St. John. Here are some photos from today.

                                           Fisherman shack on the way from St. John NB

                                                 Along the lighthouse route from St. John

                                               Along the lighthouse route from St. John

                                                             Building in Bar Harbor

                                                        Bed & Breakfast in Bar Harbor

                                                        Scenery in Acadia National Park

                                                      Scenery in Acadia National Park

Sept. 23
Well today was a very rainy day. At least it came on a rather un interesting travel day. We drove from Truro Nova Scotia to St. John New Brunswick. It was only a 3 hour drive but we decided to make the trip from Truro to Bar Harbor Maine in two days, We decided to venture out for a while in the rain to see a few places. First we went to Reversing rapids where the moutn of the Bay of Fundy is very narrow so when the tides come in and go out they back up and the rapids reverse. Then we drove into downtown St. John. Threre is a large indoor farmers and craft market there which was fun to see. We also went to an underground pedway which is a walkway under the city that goes to various buildings and a mall. I'm sure it is very convenient inthewinter when there is lots of snow. It was also nice today in the rain. Here are a few pictures from today,.

                                                                  Reversing rapids

                                                                  Indoor city market

                                                    Inside the mall part of the pedway

Looking toward the river from downtown St. John

Sept 22,
We got up and went out at about 6:45 AM to photograph the sunrise at Blue Rocks then we came back to the B & B for breakfast.
Then we left Lunenburg and drove around the lighthouse drive through many scenic towns and views to Peggy's Cove. After that we drove to Truro New Brunswick. Our first stop was Mahone Bay. This was a lovely village and area with many photo opportunities. The  main attraction in the town was the 3 churches in a row on the waterfront. The second stop was Chester, another lovely village. we drove along the lighthouse drive to the end of Mahone Bay and then around the end of the Aspotogan Peninsula to St. Margaret Bay. We had a wonderful lunch sitting outside at the Trellis cafe. The food was homemade and amazing.After lunch we continued our drive to Peggy's cove. It has the most photographed light house in Canada. It was an interesting village but not as large as I expected. Here are some pictures from today.

                                                           Sunrise at Blue Rocks

                                              More Sunrise pictures at Blue Rocks

                                                       One more sunrise photo at Blue Rocks

                                                               Mahone village and bay

                                                               Mahone Bay

                                                             Scenery alongthe way

                                                              Scenery along the way

                                                            Peggy's Cove

                                                           Peggy's cove light house

Peggy's Cove