Our last night in Massachusetts were marked by heavy thunderstorms, neither of us slept much, but the storm cleared the air and in the morning it was 60 with low humidity. Yesterday we read that Fort Mill had a heat index of well over 100. Tomorrow morning here will be 50 with a high of 75 in the PM.
Almost from the time we started camping 45 years ago The Sebago Lake region was on our wish list to visit. Located inland in the southwestern part of Maine, it is dominated by Sebago lake.
If you read our Alaska blog you probably got tired on reading about the bad roads. Well, compared to what we ran into today on I495 and 95 through northern Massachusetts, part of New Hampshire, and southern Maine, they were a pleasure. Not only were they full of potholes, but they also had huge dips and bumps when going over bridges. We literally came out of our seats when we hit one in Maine.
By the time we were getting close to our destination in Maine, we were flagged down by a truck pointing at the rear of the motor home. The coach battery tray with 6 full size car batteries was hanging on by a thread and fully extended out the side of the Safari. Somehow, in all that jostling the retainer that keeps the tray in place failed.
Thank goodness he stopped us, we could have ended up not only with $1,500 loss, but shattered batteries on the pavement. That would have required we call the fire department to clean up, with a significant fine on us. We patched it up as best we could on the road, and proceeded to our destination.
Sebago Lake is the deepest and second largest lake in of Maine. The lake is 316 feet deep and covers about 45 square miles in surface area, has a length of 12 miles and a shoreline length of 105 miles It is bordered by the towns of Casco, Naples, Raymond, Sebago, Standish and Windham. The seasonally occupied town of Frye Island is on an island in the lake. Getting to it requires navigating some windy, hilly, two lane roads, but it is worth it.
For a reason we don't understand, there a several Irish pubs in the area, one we intend to have dinner at on Friday night when they have music.
We had dinner at the Black Bear Pub, food was good and music was great. We bought there CD and had a chance to talk to them. Turns out the guy in the brown shirt started in Blue Grass, but became bored and moved on to Celtic. Some very original work, The band's name "Squid Jiggers"
The campground, "Naples" was located just south of Long Lake, one of several lakes in the immediate area. Our stay there was okay, but it is primarily a "resident" campground with long term renters. They viewed the transient campers with indifference, pretty much ignored us. Tons of kids, mostly grandchildren on summer leave from school.
The lakes are beautiful, we spent time at Sebago State Park. I would opt to stay there if we returned. The park hugs the lake with beaches and fishing. The day we were there day camp was in session, must of been couple of hundred very happy kids marching, eating, and splashing in the water. We enjoyed watching them have fun.
The region has a "New England" feel to it, small towns, beautiful church spires, and lots of forest. We took a drive around the lake to do some shopping and sightseeing.
Sunday we leave for Bar Harbor.
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