Dear Family & Friends,
Today far exceeded my expectations! Our fourth friend, John Kincade from SLO, flew in last night to join us for the rest of the ride.
We are staying in Camden, Maine, which is where John was born and raised, and whose family settled here from Norway almost 200 years ago! So needless to say John has a lot of family here and places to show us. He was going to give us a great tour and he certainly did!
First we went out to breakfast with his 97 years ago old mother and 70 year old younger sister. Totally charming people and his mother is still driving and sharp as a tack! She shared some of his family history going back several generations. And even flirted with us! Wanted to know if any of us were single..🤣
After breakfast we drove up into the mountains behind Camden and took a hike up to the top of the mountain to see stunning views and to see a beautiful stone cabin his great great grandfather helped build over a 150 years ago!
Then we visited his aunt (his mother’s sister) who was only 91, still driving and living is an amazing home over looking the bay. The home was built in 1856, his grandfather bought it in 1919, and it’s been in the family ever since.
She gave us a great tour of the home, art work, antiques, and family photos going back to the invention of cameras!
Both John’s mom and aunt are such nice people and both gave lots of stories about John’s family and local history. They are both one of the high points of the trip so far.
After that we drove down to Camden harbor which looks like something out of a postcard. Graceful classic sailing boats grace the harbor. John even pointed out one he worked when he was a teenager!
For lunch we ate light snacks by the bay in a gin distillery and tasted some delicious gins! Their specialty is fruit infused gins so it was like drinking fruit salad…very healthy.😉
After that we took a tour of the town and saw John’s boyhood home. Then we went back to the old fashion inn where we are staying at to sleep off the gin. By far the nicest and cheapest place we have stayed so far..
Tomorrow we get back on our motorcycles and head north. It is supposed to be warm and sunny tomorrow then in Canada it cools off and rain comes back.
All part of the adventure!!
Jason
Hiking to the top of this mountain. An epic achievement for senior citizens without even breathing hard!
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| A visit to John’s aunt. Her home is an amazing piece of history. Built in 1856, then bought by John’s great grandfather in 1919, and has been in the family ever since. I’d love to have family history like that. |
What a stunning entry way with a beautiful view of the harbor and ocean.
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| A view from the aunt’s front yard.. |
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| The walls are covered in hand painted murals depicting where his family came from, Norway. |
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| A very creative fireplace. The craftsmanship in this home is amazing! |
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| The aunt told us the collection of rocks in this room inspired her son to become a geologist.. |
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| Family pictures everywhere. |
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| Family dating back hundreds of years. Can you pick out John?😉 |
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| Looks like a stove but it actually opens up to a closet! |
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| A guest room For short guests.. |
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| If you look closely the string attached to the kite is all musical notes. It’s the Norwegian national anthem. |
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| A modern light switch a 100+ years ago.. |
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| A combination of old and very old kitchen. |
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| I believe this is John’s original family who immigrated from Norweigh.. |
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| Posing by Camden bay. |
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| Now it’s time for some serious gin tasting. |
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| Cheers to you all!! |
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| All the gins were mixed with various fruits so it was like drinking fruit salad…..very healthy for you !!🤣 |
John’s child hood home. This house was originally built in the 1800s by the water. Then later dragged by horses to the top of this mountain!!
Our trusty steeds waiting to take us on more adventures when we head to Canada tomorrow!!😁
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