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Monday October 1, 2007
We packed up about half of our stuff, then went down the hall for breakfast. The owner was here this morning instead of the cheerful helpers that have been at breakfast the last two mornings. Even though we arrived at the published breakfast time, she had already started clearing up and putting stuff away. She had some place to go. As a result, we felt rushed through our breakfast. So, we settled the bill and left. We drove almost straight through to Nahmakanta Lake, stopping at Waterville, ME, for lunch (Applebee’s) and supplies - wine, cheese, crackers, bananas, cookies, etc. We stopped again in Greenville, ME, for gas and to empty bladders. We ran into Eddie and Diana (from Tuscany) there and sort of followed them the rest of the way in (47 miles - 27 of which was dirt road). We lost track of them once we hit the dirt road, but the road was well marked. We’re in cabin 2. Angel, the owner, showed us around, including instructions on how to work the propane stuff in the shower/bath house and cabin. It doesn't look difficult. We got unpacked and parked the car in their parking lot. We spent the rest of the afternoon getting settled in. The cabin has a screened porch with two rocking chairs. The main room has two beds (a twin and a double) with head-high shelves and plenty of hooks on the wall, a table with two chairs, and a wood stove. There's also a small kitchen with a propane refrigerator and stove and all the kitchen utensils one would need (pots, pans, plates, silverware, etc). There's a sink with a large plastic water bottle next to it. We would fill that from the potable water faucet by the front door so that we would have a source of drinking water to use for tea, coffee, brushing teeth, etc. It may be rustic, but it's not as rough as Eddie's web site implied. The bath/shower house is about 30 feet behind our cabin and has four small bathrooms - sink, toilet, and shower, each with a propane heater that keeps it toasty when taking a shower. There's also a battery powered light that we've been warned to turn off when not needed. I can live with that! We only have to navigate one stump along the way for middle of the night forays... Oh, and there's also two outhouses in case the line for the bath/shower house is too long... We would share these facilities with five or six other cabins. We all met at Eddie’s cabin about 6 for wine, cheese, introductions, and an overview of the week. There are 13 of us plus Eddie and Diana. Dinner was at 7 at the main lodge. Angel doesn't cook for all their guests. It's an extra option that we're taking advantage of. Her cooking is fantastic! We had tomato/rice soup, stuffed haddock, wild rice, green beans, cinnamon rolls, wine, brownie with whipped cream for dessert. These cinnamon rolls deserve description. We would have these with every dinner. They're not what comes to mind when one hears cinnamon rolls. They were like large dinner rolls - the kind baked in a muffin tin that overflow the top with large puffy tops. However, in the heart of each was a pool of molten cinnamon/butter that was exquisite! We all ate too many of them... After dinner, it was back to the cabin where we learned that the propane lights supplied enough heat so that we didn’t need the wood stove. So, it was off to the showers and early to bed. |