Day 45 – Hermon, Maine

Everyone up pretty early this morning, Geri leading the way.  Breakfast, short walk, then into the truck and up to Old Town and the house again.  There were some more workmen making repairs when we got there, and some more showed up shortly after that.  Geri caught sight of the lady who lives next door, and she and I went over to make friends with her, which I was able to do most easily, as she professed a love for Goldies.  Don was running back and forth between the two contractors, answering questions and getting information, Geri was enlisting the neighbor’s aid in looking out for the house while it was vacant, and I was reveling in all the attention that I was getting from Paula, the neighbor. 

The work was finally done, and we closed up the place and headed back to Bangor and home for lunch.  We rested up for awhile, then Geri and Don took off for a shopping binge, including some stuff for the coach, some food for me, and some goodies for themselves.  I continued to rest.  When they got home, Geri took me out for a nice walk around the RV Park, while Don cooked up some dinner, something he hasn’t done for awhile.  When we returned, we had the aroma of his famous meatball soup wafting through the air; he soon served it up, to the delight of all of us, as I got some good bowls to clean up afterward. 

The rest of the evening was spent in discussions on where we were headed when we left Bangor; Geri called a long-lost cousin in Biddeford, only to find that he was leaving on Saturday, so we wouldn’t be visiting him.  She then called Joanne, to get the number for our friend Marie, who is doing Summer Stock near Augusta, and got more whining about her pool problems.  When Geri did get ahold of Marie, she was enthusiastic about our coming down for the Saturday performance, even though she wouldn’t be in it.  So, maybe that’s our target for Saturday. 

Before signing off, I need to point out to one of my faithful followers that Geri and Don did take the time today to pay a visit to one of our most prolific and popular authors.  She will find a photo of Geri adorning the front of the residence in the photo gallery.  I hope that she is pleased with the pic, and that my Aussie friends Alice and Cooper continue to be the well-behaved little pooches that they have always been.  Just kidding!  Hope to do some touring tomorrow, will let you know what happens!