Last Day of Tour

We headed south on route 3 with a morning stop at Camden, a lovely little town right on the water and several large sailing ketches in dry dock and shrink-wrapped in plastic against the approaching winter. Route 3 runs near the water for most of the way, next stop Rockland and a visit to the Farnsworth Art Gallery where there are many paintings by Andrew Wyeth: David and I have had a print of his "Geraniums" in our bedroom for ages - so long that the geranium faded to pale pink and David touched it up with darker paint. So it was nice to visit the original and check out the real colour.

Our destination was Freeport Maine which is an outlet town and a last chance for some shopping at outlet prices - couldn't resist buying a Coach bag and a few odds and ends.

Merryle hosted a cocktail party at the hotel for all us passengers and a final dinner. Gordon spoke a few words - correction - many words of appreciation for Merryle and Vanessa's efforts during the trip and finished off with a spirited rendition of "I Love a Sunburnt Country". He has been a source of great amusement during the trip telling stories too long for a blog.

In the hotel room is a copy of the Maine state song: