East Coast Trip 2024 - August 14

August 14: We had a nice night at our boondocking stay at Big Axe Brewery, Nackawic, NB, and we drove through the town that boasts the World's Biggest Axe - it is made of steel measuring (18.28 m) 60 ft long, (7 m) 23 ft wide and weighing 7 tonnes. Our trip to the US Border was short and we had a short wait. When we got to the Agent, she asked how many were on board and I answered 2 two-legged. She asked about purchases in the US besides souvenirs, and I gave her the run down of our alcohol and she really only cared if our purchases were duty free, which they weren't. Then she said she needed to step inside the RV so we pulled up so she could. When she opened the door, I made the comment "please try to not let the cat out" which made her chuckle. She asked if anyone had forced us to bring the dogs with us. I've never heard of that question regarding bringing dogs into the US, which we of course answered no. She gave us back our passports and said have a nice day. We spent the night at another Harvest Host, this time it was in the town of Wiscasset, ME at the Maine Tasting Center's parking lot. This time we could use our generator and were grateful for that. We enjoyed a meal at the tasting center, purchased a bottle of mead and a hat. The clouds started coming in and by about midnight, there was lightning and thunder. It rained on and off most of the night. 




  

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