Drive out to Maine

We left Burlington late morning on Saturday, August 18th. It's a beautiful ride, first along highway 89 and then highway 2. Very green, idyllic, sometimes pastoral route. We briefly stopped in Saint Johnsbury, a nice small town. A few miles further up the road is Joe's Pond. I had to get out and take some pictures of the pond, which I thought was a lake because I didn't know at that time it was a Joe's Pond. In any case, it's a beautiful, scenic, peaceful spot.

Right after crossing the New Hampshire border is Lancaster. This too is a nice, small town. Churches, colonial buildings, and so forth. There was an outdoor wedding reception at one of the churches. The remainder of the ride through New Hampshire winds through Santa's Village and features the "backside view" of the White Mountains (part of the northern Appalachians).

Once we passed into Maine, we stopped at a gas station to stretch out and enjoy the view. It's very green there. We passed through Wayne, Maine, and then along some lakes and plenty of pine and maple trees.

Finally, early evening, we arrived at our destination of Hallowell, Maine, which is very close to the capitol Augusta. We stayed at Glenn (Nancy's brother) and Sarah's place. It's a remodeled house that was originally built in 1820!