September 29

Rising early to watch the sunrise was worth it. After a short talk about planning the day we decided to stay here as it is a very rare find and we are the only ones here. There is room to have 4 campsites on the bluff on the water. Maybe 2 other places if it was busy season. Incredible to have it all to ourselves. That means either two longer days, seven hours each or three 5 hour days to get home. I would rather try for two as highway driving once started might as well slog on through. 

It is bear and moose season in Maine so boondocks sites are less attractive. Currently rabbit and grouse season here in Quebec. So a leisurely day it will be. 

We stayed the extra day and watched so many different birds. Seals too. Eider Geese and Gannets were an all day event. Cormorants, and a breed of ducks that are huge, black and white males, brown females. 

Tomorrow we do a long drive to get to Woodstock, New Brunswick. We will hopefully find a mom and pop motel that is still open. Then on Wednesday make they slab run through Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont back to the Buckland Manor, 

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