Camden

We spent our last day in Maine in Camden, a cute touristic town. We stayed in Camden Hills state park. In the park we drove up Mt. Battie to a scenic vista point to see the town, harbor and surrounding islands.
On top of the mountain there's a small tower to climb and see a bit farther.

In the town we visited the harbor, the small shops and rested in the park. Of course we had another farewell lobster sandwich

We're in Boston now, staying with Jessica, Marc and Noa, having fun!

Maine lobsters

This morning we left Acadia right after the kids got their junior ranger badges. Here's their pledge video


For lunch we had to check if Maine lobsters are really as good as everyone says. There are lots of places to eat lobsters all around but this particular restaurant drew our attention because of the big boiling cauldrons at the front. They are selling boiled lobsters to go.

We chose to sit in the restaurant (rather than taking the beast with us). We ordered the smallest lobsters, 1.25 pound each.
Aren't they cute?

We started cracking and digging into them and they were SO fresh and delicious. Definitely the best ones we've ever had!
I found the shell very useful for upcoming Halloween

Acadia National Park, Maine

We picked up Ori in the airport in NH and we headed to Acadia NP in Maine. We spent a night on the way in one of the few campgrounds that are still open this time of year. For a change, the weather was warm enough to have dinner outside.
The next afternoon we arrived to the park, straight to the campground.
Since we arrived early, there was time for some scrapbooking

The next morning we woke up extra early to make it on time to watch the famous sunrise from Mt. Cadillac summit . The clock's alarm didn't go off but Dagan somehow managed to wake up just in time to start the engine and go. On the 20min ride we all got out of bed and dressed up. We arrived in time to see this breathtaking sunrise. It was very cold and windy though. The park is located on an island in the east most part of the USA and therefore we were the first ones to see the sun in the whole US.
We weren't the only crazy ones to wake up early. We were embarrassed to take out our camera next to those professional photographers.
After that we parked in front of this spectacular view to have breakfast. The park is surrounded by many smaller islands and cruise ships among them.
Most of the park lands were donated by people who used to own it in the past. There are still people who live very close to the park in very nice houses
Next we joined a guided hike to Mt. Gorham. Ranger Alexa was our guide. This hike counted toward the kid's junior ranger program activities.
On the way back Ori was modeling the latest 2008 fall fashion

We spent the afternoon on this beach, strolling along the tide pools or reading a book

New Hampshire

Crossing the border took the longest this time, about an hour. One of the officers searched the rv and found 3 suspicious avocados from a Mexican origin. He complimented us about how clean the rv was. Beside that they looked up their computers to check our history of entrances and exits in and out of the US. Eventually they let us go even though they didn't like the fact that we don't have a return ticket.
Without planning or knowing we arrived to NH for a holiday weekend, Columbus Day. Apparently this is the busiest weekend in the fall season, as everyone is out and about to see the spectacular foliage. To be honest it is very pretty here. We were busy escaping traffic jams and found ourselves next to this gorgeous river. It looked like the perfect place and time for lunch break.
Tomorrow we're picking up Ori at the airport and he's going to stay with us for about a week. It's the first time that we have a guest to stay with us for that long. We're looking forward to the experiment!

Quebec City

From Montreal we arrived to Quebec City after spending the night in a beautiful campground under the falling maple leaves.We found out that Quebec City has good bike trails so we took advantage of that and rode 8km to get to the touristic part of the old city. The trail we took passes along a river and then the port.

Arriving at the old city, we took the funicular to go up to the upper town. The old city is known for its old beautiful castles and citadel.
Château Frontenac, said to be the most photographed hotel (in the world or something...)
We strolled between the old city's narrow and artsy alleys and on top of the city walls.



The weather was beautiful and then in a matter of seconds clouds covered the sky and it started raining so hard that we had to stop at McDonald's for lunch. Guess who was very happy... By the time we were done it was nice again and we walked along a panoramic promenade, looking at the river. Before we knew it, it started raining again, sleet this time. The best shelter in the area was a phone booth.
When the sun was out again this beautiful rainbow came out
And the most photographed Château, from a different angle
We rode the 8km back to the rv. We arrived after dark and slept tight!