Sunday, July 26, 2009

MDSMitch Goes to Maine

Immediately upon arriving here in Maine, two things happened:
  • fog set in
  • exhaustion set in.
According the my astute mathematical calculations, seven hours were required to drive from Hartford to Southwest Harbor, on the edge of Acadia National Park.

Then it was delicately pointed out to me that we had arrived in Ellsworth too late to stop in Reny's Department Store, which closes at 5 p.m. on Sunday.

I first learned of Reny's, a Maine, family-owned chain of 15 stores, from friend, travel writer extraordinaire and Maine expert Hilary Nangle (or Travels with Hilary). You never know what you'll find in this place, but it has proven for me to be an excellent source of $3 reading glasses.

Anyway, if we were too late to stop at Reny's, it was noted, which is at least an hour's drive from Southwest Harbor, and we left Hartford about 10:15, we couldn't possibly have gotten here in 7 hours.

So much for math-by-Mitch. We see now why his math SAT's kept him out of his original college of choice.

We are here, however, no matter how long it took. And, it turns out that seven-plus hours of driving (it wasn't all driving—there were stops for necessities), may still be a tall order for a man with MDS. Because right now I can barely see straight enough to type this.

But, since the other arrival event—the fog—is obscuring all there is to see anyway, it may be that an 8 o'clock bedtime may not lead to any feelings of deprivation. Not even sleep-deprivation.

So, to all a good night.

1 comment:

  1. Mitch,

    Enjoy that vacation, please! Stop and rest when you have to.
    I miss the East Coast - you played a round at Orchard Hills, Paramus - I grew up in Maywood, NJ, the next town going east on Route 4. You mentioned something close to home and it brought back many good memories.......thank you!
    Be well and enjoy that Maine coast!

    George

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