9/24 to 10/7 - The Road Home

9/24 – Today we crossed back into the USA after being in Canada for 3 ½ months. It’s a really nice feeling to stop at customs, answer a few questions, and have the custom official say, “Welcome Home”. A good feeling for sure!

The colors were just starting to come out but they are still beautiful.

The blueberry fields are also changing color and add a different picture to our ride. 

Our 1^st stop was in Machias, ME to get fuel. The average cost of diesel fuel in Canada was around $5.10 per gallon. The cost of diesel fuel in Machias was $3.61. That’s $1.49 per gallon difference and when you put 80 gallons in the RV the savings are pretty good.

Driving through Maine is always interesting. Note the truck on the roof of this house and the Ferris wheel in the back yard.

9/25 – We spent this day walking around Bar Harbor which is a very scenic town. We were there along with 3 cruise ships which added a lot of people to the town.

9/26 – Our last day in Bar Harbor was spent at Acadia National Park. If you have not been to this National Park and are visiting the area we highly recommend going to Acadia. It’s a really pretty ride with lots of picture opportunities.

The foliage was changing which just added to the beauty of Acadia. One stop gave us a nice view of Bar Harbor.

9/27 – From Bar Harbor we drove to Massachusetts to spend a week with family and friends. A great week for sure. Every reunion centered around food...a great lunch prepared by a dear friend Lillian, dinner prepared by Ray's cousin Jackie that included stuffed peppers which Ray couldn't stop eating until we ate them all, (really great peppers because Ray doesn't eat peppers, at least he didn't), lunch with Reenie, who introduced us oh so many years ago, pizza with former co-workers and friends, Chinese food with Lalia's family, and dinner at a wonderful Italian restaurant with Tim & Priscilla who always have the door open for our stay at "The Do Drop In."

Just a few peppers left

We left Massachusetts on Sunday, October 5^th and arrived back home on Wednesday, October 8^th. It was good to see the state line and Welcome to North Carolina.

We drove approximately 10,000 miles in the RV and 4,000 miles in the Subaru and this total does not include the 5,000 miles my brother-in-law Reubin drove in Newfoundland. The RV held up pretty well considering some of the places we went. We did have an issue with a black tank leak and our entry step broke on the ride home but other than that the RV did well. We averaged 9.3 miles per gallon in the RV on this trip which is only slightly lower than the 9.6 we normally average.

This was an outstanding trip that we will never forget.