To continue with our Maine trip were at the Penobscot Narrows Bridge in Maine.  Notice the obsevation decks on the left side top.

Its a long way up and quite a view from up there.  You can look across the bay in the river to the place on the water front we stayed and also Fort Knox which played a big role in the War of 1812. 

This is Fort Knox.  It is very large and mostly under ground with very thick walls that protected the Penobscot Narrows. 

The fort had well over a hundred guns like this with sleeping areas, kitchens, water supply, food and anything else they would need. 

We went out to Arcadia National Park to Bar Harbor where we took an ocean

cruise about forth miles out to see the whales but there wasn't any to be seen.  They told us the sightings were low this year and they thought it might have been the early spring.  We did see a lot of other things and animals.

The coast of Maine is beautiful and this is near a blow hole but the sea was to calm but it did make a lot of noise.  

We crossed into New Brunswick Canada at St Stephen Maine and took this picture. 

This is the Saint Johns River.  There is a Falls just upstream from here.  The Bay of Fundy where they have fifty foot tides, the highest in the World we were told is about seven or ten miles down stream. 

When the tide comes in the river flows backwards and the falls disappears.  There are several large lakes a few miles upstream.  High tide was about twelve thirty so we left and passed over this bridge at five thirty and the water was still going upstream just like it was when we left.  I stopped and asked how that could be and they told me the tide was still higher than the river and would continue to flow that way for awhile.  Neat Huh.

We came back into the USA the way we came and crossed across Maine into New Hampshire and then into Vermont then north to Champlain VT and to Montreal in Quebec Canada and through Montreal.  We did not see one word of English while in Quebec.  We went through the middle of Montreal at five thirty in the afternoon with five route changes without out a hitch.  Patsy said lets get out of here and I agread we headed west and crossed into Ontario and five miles later found a camp site at Ottawa.  From there along Lake Huron and then Lake Michigan and crossed over at Sault Ste Marie Canada into Sault Ste Marie Michican.  The Bridge was lit up a night and very beautiful.  We could see Lake Superior so I guess we saw all the Great Lakes from both sides.  We came to Minneapolis Mn and Stayed with Jason and Sarah and Kids a couple of days and then with Jason's family  on to Mount Rushmore where Eli gave us a speech and then home Where Jason and Sarah stayed for a couple of weeks.  We've done a lot of traveling the last couple of years and we can say we live on a beautiful world with lots of great people and were thankful for it.