We started the day at the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center. This former clam shack now hosts a canoe and kayak rental center and a marsh education center. We signed up for the 10:00 a.m. tour with an environmentalist. We started our tour in the classroom meeting stuffed versions of all the birds would could see in the salt marsh, as well as all the fish, bugs and plants. We met fellow RVrs, Mike and Lori. They are planing to be full-timers, too. Dave's camera battery gave out right when we started, so Lori promised to send a link to her photos. When we get them, we'll update our blog with a photo or two. We did see a few birds and got to eat some bog lettuce. It was very tasty.
Yesterday we took a short bike ride on the Eastern Trail in the direction of South Portland. We noticed that one of Dave's spokes had broken away from the hub. When we got back to the RV, we did a little Google search and found a bike shop in Saco, just outside of Orchard Beach. Since we were planning to bike over to Orchard Beach anyway, we decided to go ahead and add on the extra couple of miles to get to and from the bike shop.
We figured we needed a good reward for all that extra biking, so we went to BeerAdvocate.com and found a really good beer-bar - Jimmy the Greek's. This place is beer heaven to a thirsty bike rider - over 150 beers from around the world, with 40 on tap. If you can't decide, they offer a sample - 4 four ounce glass. Kathy still could decide after her first sampler, so she had a second. Dave, on the other hand, went straight for the Allagash Black.
We needed the pick-me-up because after getting to the bike shop, we found out they don't carry our size spoke. Who knew it would be that difficult to get a spoke. So, after drowning our sorrows, it was time to hit the beach.
This was the first beach that reminded us of the Jersey Shore. There was a nice wide sandy beach with amusement piers. Lots and lots of tourists, most of them speaking French. The first two weeks in August are a big shut down time in Quebec and they love Orchard Beach. We had soft-serve ice cream. It wasn't Kohr Brothers, but it still tasted good. We even stopped to have a squirt gun race. Here is Kathy collecting her prize.
As we biked back to Scarborough, we passed all of the Orchard Beach Campgrounds we looked at before booking with Wild Duck. Man-o-man did we make the right pick. We have never encountered campgrounds as large or crowded. These places were packed - 200, 400 and even 600 spaces, all full. We couldn't even image what traffic would be like in one of these mega-camps. Besides, we love Mr. Bill and his friends.
We are getting really excited for our trip to China. We've almost got the suitcases packed. We're working really hard to eat all the food in the fridge. There are only a few condiments left - anyone want a pickle sandwich?
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