Sunday, July 17 The front end of this 7-week trip was cut short when a totaled vehicle kept us close to home. I am sure the 16-year-old boy (who did not speak English!) that rear-ended our son Caleb had no idea of the difficulty that we encountered finding Caleb a comparable accessible van with hand controls . . . much less a rental car! Caleb and Tom navigated their way through the process and jumped through all the insurance hoops. Friday, 23 days after the accident, Caleb’s replacement minivan was outfitted with hand controls, and financial settlement was completed . . . and today we headed out. Think of all the gas money we saved by staying home an extra few weeks! The delay means that we are making a 2-day beeline to meet up with our NOVA peeps where we will gather for a grand entrance into the 2022 International Airstream Rally. Our NOVA group is going to be well-represented with over 22 Airstreams/44 people joining almost 1000 other Airstreams. All week long, on FB Airstream Addicts, I have been reading reports of Airstreamers in the process of converging on Fryeburg, Main. Somebody posted a great picture of this WBCCI supply truck on its way!!! Last night Caleb and Halie came over for dinner to bid us a 5-week good-bye. This morning we were up at 6:30, and off at 7:30 – in time to get a picture before the rain began – with 595 miles to travel to Matamoras, PA. Pippa Joy is outfitted with a new car seat harness, and we feel good knowing that she is riding safe! The drive seemed unusually long and tedious, but at 3:00 Tom retreated to the Toronto Indy Car race broadcast, and I had a session with my current audio book. This occupied us until the last 10 miles, and we arrived at the Tri-State RV Park at 5:45. We plugged into a gravel parking-lot style site and didn’t bother to unhook. While walking Pippa I met another couple on their way to International . . . she writes children's books and makes earrings! The camp-site wasn't very nice, but the Delaware River was nearby with a pretty walking path. Monday, July 18 With only 350 miles to drive today, knowing we were going to be joining our NOVA peeps, we were on our way by 7:30. . . in the rain. The refrain for the drive was TRAFFIC! Lots of traffic. We were in the center lane when a car passed us in the left lane, faltered, skidded, hit the center median wall, circled 180 degrees and came to a stop – as we sailed past! Tom and I had the same thought half-way through the sequence: “How far will the car recoil into our lane when it hits?” Tom slowed considerably and kept our rig under control, and the car didn’t bounce very much! At 1:00 we entered the State of Maine – our 6th State for the day: Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. With just one more hour to drive we stopped at the Maine Visitor center on Interstate 95 to pick up some pamphlets on Freeport. At 2:30 we landed at Wolf’s Neck campground where other NOVA peeps had been congregating the last few days: John/Suzie, Gary, Sue & Friends, Steve/Tam, and Mike/MJ. We checked in at the front officer and then filed right in at the end of the NOVA line, set up, greeted a few . . . and took off to find LOBSTER! We found a Lobster Pond and bought two “large” live lobsters. Back at the campground we enjoyed a sit-session (in light rain) with everyone under their wonderful compound made of two clam-shell screen units, connected by a rain-proof runway. We sat until, knowing that lobster was waiting for us, we couldn’t stand it anymore . . . and excused ourselves to go cook the lobster! With three more days to spend in Freeport, there is plenty more to do . . . check back!
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We don’t go camping any more . . . we go ‘streamin’ ! The “SIlvermine and His” is our 2018 25' Airstream Serenity with Salsa interior and front twin beds., and ‘streamin’ is the name we use to describe our adventures. Stream along as we document everything from weekend trips to longer summer excursions and full-blown vacations. You know what they say: if you’re not in an Airstream – you’re just camping!
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