Date:         Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:32:16 -0700
Reply-To:     Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Heading East (NY, VT, ME)
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>>>>If you do enter Acadia then you can drive to the top of Caddilac Mt. If you
are lucky to catch a sunrise there you will be the first in the U.S. to see
the sun that day :) (well you and any others who are there of course).>>>

I did it once.  In the summer of1974 in my 1970 Baywindow.  Was on a round the USA 15,000 mile roadtrip.  Excellent sunrise, tops of islands below sticking out through fog bank.  Special memories.  I slept there in parking lot in van---wonder if you can still do that?

Rich
San Diego

--- On Tue, 6/11/13, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

From: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Heading East (NY, VT, ME)
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 10:16 AM

"From the look of that bridge, I expect it's a white knuckle drive in a
Westy."
I haven't made that bridge crossing in a Westy but have several times in a
tin top Vanagon (both an automatic and manual) and it really isn't too bad
at all - and almost everytime I've crossed has been in late December or
early January :)

Bar Harbor is a bit touristy - but if this is your first time to the area I
think you will enjoy it. I know I have all three times I have been there.
Acadia National park is beautiful too - you may want to check ahead and see
if it is open yet. I heard reports on NPR that they delayed the openeing of
the park last year due to funding and may do the same this year as well -
although I do not recallo the details.

If you do enter Acadia then you can drive to the top of Caddilac Mt. If you
are lucky to catch a sunrise there you will be the first in the U.S. to see
the sun that day :) (well you and any others who are there of course).


Thanks,

Jeff
'85 GL (Gertie)
'78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus


On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 1:01 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> Well, Bar Harbor is ok as touristy places go.  Better than most.  Lots of
> good lobster shacks.  But I haven't been there since the mid-nineties.
>  Acadia National Park is more than well worth the time.  For me, the
> excellent bird diversity and the climatic and vegetative zonation over a
> narrow altitudinal gradient were great.  Of course, the swimming was a bit
> chilly.  I saw lots of parents who insisted that their children go in, but
> who stayed out of the water themselves.  mcneely
>
> ---- Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > That crossing north of Kingston, the 1000's Islands area, is beautiful!!
> We
> > take that crossing when we go visit my sister in Watertown, NY. It's
> > usually not real busy either.
> >
> > If you're heading to the coast then I would suggest Bar Harbor, ME,
> Camden,
> > ME is beautiful, and Portland is nice too. There are lots of little towns
> > along the coast as well.
> >
> > I can't say enough about Camden adn Bar Harbor.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jeff
> > '85 GL (Gertie)
> > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 8:55 PM, Jason <uberhare@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > We are planning to take a road trip with our Westy (the bigger one)
> through
> > > upper NY, VT and Maine.  We'll be crossing from Ontario into NY just
> past
> > > Kingston, heading down through the Adirondacks.  Then we'll head east
> all
> > > the way to the coast.  We want to end up at the West River Westies
> campout
> > > as our last stop before heading home.  Then we'll bee line across the
> NYS
> > > thruway back into Ontario on the Sunday.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions for things to see would be appreciated.  We've never
> > > traveled this area before, it should be a good trip.  Any list members
> in
> > > the area who'd like to meet up contact me off the list.  We have a very
> > > open itinerary (other than the campout) so please forward any
> suggestions
> > > for us to see!
> > >
> > > Jason
> > > 83 Westy
> > > 90 LT Florida (the "big" Westy)
> > >
>
> --
> David McNeely
>