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Big drivin’ day yesterday (like eight hours total), but I checked out some more Maine before high-tailin’ it out of there. Have I used “high-tailin'” recently? Seems too familiar somehow.

Oh, stayed the night in the Seven Mountains Motel in Rockport, Maine. It was like a classic 1960’s motel (park in front of your room, single-story, 15 or so units), but the couple that ran it sort of did it like it was a bed and breakfast. Jean and Norman were their names. Norman had an outstanding Maine accent. It was awesome, recommended.

Anyway, went to this lighthouse and took these two photos.

Birds near the lighthouse.

Lighthouse near the birds.

I was kind of expecting a grander lighthouse, but as it *does* sit near the water, I’m guessing this one’s effective at least.

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I understand no one cares about this quite as much as I do, but whatever: it’s pertinent to the trip. I gave the go-ahead today for the transmission place to start work. Hopefully they’ll have it done by the end of this week so I can pick it up either Saturday morning (I’d have to talk someone else into foregoing the Skagit River Jungle Cruise so I could get a ride) or Monday morning (in which case I’m cutting into the trip itinerary by a day). We’ll see how it goes.

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