The RV Atlas Blog
Thoughts on camping, parenting, and travel.
Heaven is a Bookstore in Maine: The Owl and the Turtle
Camden and Rockland, Maine Actually, I found heaven in two bookstores in Maine. The Owl & Turtle Bookshop in Camden and Rock City Books in Rockland were both examples of small, lovingly curated, independent bookstores that did not feel small at all. An avid reader can spend hours in shops like these because each shelf is worth scanning. You can feel the love that the owners put into each purchase because there is no wasted space on the shelves. When we camp near a new city or town I... Read MoreGrownups’ Night Out: The Pearl in Rockland, Maine
Here are a few of the choice comments that I receive on a near-daily basis about having twins:1. God Bless You! 2. Better you than me! 3. My, don’t you have your hands full! 4. I don’t know how you do it!I think this kind of constant reaction from people has sort of deep down convinced me that my children really are too much of a handful for the average babysitter. Not that many people have ever offered to watch my children just for the hay of it, but when they do, you sort of think, “Are you serious? Do you know what you... Read More 01 Aug
A Train Ride Into the Past: Boothbay Railway Village
www.railwayvillage.org Boothbay, Maine While touring around Boothbay we also took in the Boothbay Railway Village. We bought our train tickets and headed out back to check out the pond and some of the old trains and fire engines that were on display behind the station. The boys loved climbing up on those fire engines and running around on the lawn and at the edge of the pond. They got to climb up on old John Deere tractors and play around in old rail cars. When the time came to board the train we all grabbed seats and headed into the next... Read More 30 Jul
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: Boothbay, Maine
Boothbay, Maine Your average person gets a little funny about dropping serious coin to look at some pretty flowers. And while you may not be shocked to pay 15 bucks a ticket at Longwood Gardens–it is outside of Philadelphia and has been there for a gazillion years–12 dollar tickets at the new botanical garden in Maine can give you a mild case of whiplash. Trust me on this one: pay the money for the ticket. They could charge a lot more. We showed up at the Botanical gardens thinking we would have our picnic lunch and check out the... Read More 28 Jul
