Well it's official: in less than seven days we're outta Winter Harbor.That's right folks, the day after Labor Day, next Tuesday we pack up the last of our stuff, say arrivederci and head off to Orono where we'll stay with Joyce and Carl for the night.
The next day, Wednesday, we'll drive down to Dick and Dorothy's house in Massachusetts. They have graciously been storing our stuff for some months now and are willing to take what remains here in Maine as well, and hold on to it until we find a place to settle. Sometimes I just don't know what we would've done without their generosity and kindness -- indeed without the kindness of all our family and friends. Their hospitality and warmth has made this transition in our lives so much easier and enjoyable.
Susie and I will most certainly miss Winter Harbor, though. Our daily walks at Schoodic Point (photo above), which juts out into the ocean (OK the Gulf of Maine), is often the highlight of our day here -- and that's not as boring as it may sound. In fact we went out there last evening. A full moon and a clear night made the view as spectacular as it is during the daytime, the seemingly limitless horizon and openness of the sea is utterly and absolutely addicting. It's gotten so bad that I get claustrophobic just driving to Bangor.
But it's time for the next phase of our lives and so we're off to Providence, RI.
We've already scheduled appointments to meet with one realtor in that small but big city and have identified at least a half dozen places online that might be worth a look. Our hope is to decide on a place and get the purchase process gooing before we leave for Paris so that we can close when we return in early November. Then it's get our stuff out of storage and see exactly what it is we have that we've been able to do without for nearly two years. . . .
Stay tuned!
Steve
(photo: by law everyone over 30 who comes to Maine must wear a goofy hat for at least one day a year.)
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