![]() If you keep going beyond the tracks for a mile or so, a steeple appears above the treetops. Located on the old Lincoln Highway, this unincorporated community sports a post office, a railroad crossing and not much else. Our first stop on our way south on Thursday was the town of Donaldson, Indiana. Even though we’ve yet to reside in the state, we’ve come to know it fairly well. Or maybe it’s the laid back rural landscape that holds very few surprises as we travel over it. Having lived our adult lives in West Michigan, the US-31/I-65 corridor through the Hoosier State has become a familiar route to us, as it was our preferred path south for our Florida vacations. Perhaps it is because so many interstates converge on Indianapolis, which has earned the state its moniker The Crossroads of America. There’s something about Indiana that makes Midwesterners like ourselves feel centered. As new issues crop up, we will share them with you on that page. This is the place that deals with anything of that nature in our travels thus far. Note: Be sure to take a look at our header menu for our new page Modifications and Repairs. Be sure to stay tuned for what will be multiple posts on this beautiful slice of heaven. Next up: We come home to Acadia, after an eight year hiatus. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay with Charlie and Connie! They welcomed us back, and we will definitely take them up on that! I’m here to tell you that the inserts are like a dream in my slippers! We brought home a pair of socks, a scarf, and a few shoe inserts. They also have a store filled with alpaca clothing. He and his wife Connie took her in the house and gave her warm baths and nursed her back to health. Fortunately Charlie found her when he fed the herd, as she would have froze by morning. She was prematurely born on a very cold spring evening. It had yet to be named she put her vote in for the name Cocoa. □ĭiana took the opportunity to bottle feed one of the little ones. They aren’t fond of being petted, but they are very curious. Not only that, we had a nice view of the pasture! We chose the big barn, giving us a chance to fill our water tank and grab enough electric to keep our battery charged. What an amazing place! Charlie greeted us and gave us a choice of places to park. Our destination for the night was a Harvest Host location, Misty Acres Alpaca Farm in Sidney. Crossing the border was like coming home. That streak was sidetracked while we were responsible for Diana’s mom, so we missed 20. We came to the Pine Tree State once every three years, from 1986 through 2010. If you are a Boondockers Welcome member, be sure to look them up. We had a fantastic stay at Winterwood Farm. While we found their wine to be a bit sweet for our tastes, their bourbon was amazing and their rye whiskey was even better! We bought a bottle of the rye. We also visited Flag Hill Distillery and Winery in the village of Lee that day. ![]() Unfortunately they were closed that day, but we were able to purchase some of North Country’s Original Press at a local convenience store. Diana’s long-time friend Debi has a brother who is part owner of North Country Hard Cider, which was located nearby in the town of Rollinsford. The next day, we explored the area a bit. What a great time! We stuck around for several songs, then headed home for the night. We were looking for live music, and it turns out our host was playing banjo in a jam session that night. It was yummy!įrom there we headed to Stone Church in the town of New Preston, an 1824 former church turned pub. We had a window seat at a place called Hemmingway’s. We had dinner reservations, as it was my sweetie’s birthday! We will say that they were wonderful hosts!Īfter getting to know them a bit, we headed off to the town of Exeter, New Hampshire. Per the rules of the organization, we won’t reveal their names on social media or this blog. Our hosts provided us with a level site next to their barn for two nights, complete with 30 amp electric. The first one was in Brentwood, New Hampshire at a Boondockers Welcome location, Winterwood Farm. ![]() Pulling up stakes in Cape Cod and heading northward into Maine, we made a couple of noteworthy stops.
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