Camden - not quite North London

The drive up the coast along the US1 was pretty uneventful and a bit boring really - we had had expectations of sweeping sea views as we passed through the many English named port towns and cities.

THE best thing about the drive was a Reuben on pumpkin bread that I had at a roadside deli half way up the road. It was brilliant and gave me a marker for New York. 

Camden is a real clean cut town but with a thriving arty community with plenty of things to do if you like sailing , fishing,walking or anything arty. It is the sort of place that you feel comfortable in as soon as you arrive. It's a shame that we only planned to stay overnight as it would have been nice to have stayed longer.

We stayed at the Belmont Inn which had the best porch so far - it's a pity we didn't arrive early enough to relax n it with a bottle of wine! 

Rockport Harbour

The B&B also gave us the best breakfast to date. Anita Leno , the inn keeper, prepared all of the food herself and it consisted of Melon wrapped in Parma Ham and squeezed lime followed by home made, individual goats cheese quiches and roasted baby tomato's  straight from the oven. The breakfast was kinda formal with all the guests assembling at 0830 for a coffee and a chat prior to eating. The other guests were from al over including Sweden, Brasil, Up state NY and South Carolina. We started with a brief 'Lern yerself scouse' introduction so that they could understand us.

Camden Harbour

The previous evening, Anita recommended a French style restaurant called Francine - we got lost trying to find it but after an hours walking round in circles we went back to the B&B and it turned out it was 5 minutes around the corner. Still we did get to see all of the town.
Food was good but Mary had the best - John Dory with garlicy green beans served chilled and a side of garlic fries. 
Loses a bit in translation but tasted lovely. Tried to trade for my duck but she wasn't having any of it. 

Camden Harbor

On the Friday we walked down to Rockport Harbor  which was typical of the area - full of boats! It seems that a lot of the bankers bonuses from over the last few years are literally tied up on this coast.


Camden is a great harbor though is really beautiful and very well kept. The house below is a good example of the look and feel of the place.

Camden House overlooking the harbor

From leaving here we have a 2 hour drive further north to Mount Desert Island the home of Acadia National Park where we will be staying for a week in a cabin. Cabin fever here we come!