Day 84 Sprinter Houlton, ME-Kittery, ME

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Day 84 Houlton, ME-Kittery, ME 10.23.16

Last night, we had two choices to park: Walmart parking lot or rest stop.  I know these are not the prime spots everyone would choose but when it's late and you just need a place to sleep for a few hours it works.  We finally decided that the rest stop would be quieter and darker, this was after making Kevin drive back and forth.  Next day, breakfast was at Dunkin Donuts across the street from the rest stop. We really need to stop eating at these places, but they are fast and easy.  We stopped for fuel, Kevin filled up the tank then climbed back in and started to drive away.  I said, "Did you know that Jo and Bob are not in the van?"  He responded "no" and quickly turned around. Good thing because it was trying to snow and it would have been mighty cold out there. We decided to take a side trip down route 11 to view Grindstone Falls which features small protruding rocks (grindstones) that rise only a foot or two above the level of the water.  I'm not sure I would call this a waterfall but I guess you've got to attract tourist somehow.  Back on I95, we came across our first toll.  Quickly, we started digging for dollars and change.  In Portland, ME we toured the town, shoreline and lighthouses.  We even spotted a surfer at Pond Cove.  At our last stop, there was lobster restaurant and the sign said "open" instead "thanks for a great season ... closed" so we made it our dinner stop as well as our last lobster roll in Maine.  We enjoyed our last sunset in Maine watching the waves crash on the rocks that looked like petrified wood.