Littleton, Massachusetts

We left Maine behind yesterday (6/23) under cloudy skies, traveled briefly through New Hampshire and arrived in Littleton, Massachusetts in a horrendous downpour with almost zero visibility.





The 'hubcap' bird of Skowhegan/Canaan will surely miss us, probably more than we miss her. Every morning beginning around 5:30 AM we were awakened by metallic tapping sounds. Peaking out the window revealed nothing and no one - opening the coach door revealed nothing but the sound stopped only to resume after the door was closed. Finally, the culprit was discovered - a small bird pecking at it's reflection in the right front hubcap of the coach - and only our coach - not any of the neighbors'. Later we observed this same small bird feeding its half-grown baby on the ground. We thought the baby must have fallen from the nest or something, but we found no nest. After mentioning it to the campground hosts we were told there is a bird in Maine that feeds its young on the ground.... We felt honored to have been chosen. We finally saw a Maine sunset the only evening it did not rain and it was quite lovely.





Leaving Maine we discovered the FMCA (Family Motor Coach Association) national monument located at Good Will-Hinckley, Maine. Maine shows distance in both miles and kilometers on major roadways. There is a 5-cent deposit charged on every 2-liter or can of soda and the only way to get the deposit back is at a redemption center. This was the only form of 'recycling' we saw in Maine.





We're now in Littleton, Massachusetts at the Minuteman Campground, and FYI, actor/comedian Steve Carell was actually a rural mail carrier in Littleton before hitting it big - and he was born just over in Acton, MA. Littleton could become famous one day soon (or not).



Today (6/24) we ventured out to West Fitchburg, Lunenburg and Shirley (Shirley was incorporated in 1715) and other small villages in the area. Tomorrow we plan to take the train into Boston and walk the Freedom Trail.





Until next time - travel for the fun of it and seek joy in the small things.





K&J