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CVOA peddles, hikes and tours Lubec, Campobello and the Bold Coast
How many ways can you say “Wow?”
Almost three dozen members of CVOA attending a weekend
outing in Lubec practiced their superlatives as they described adventures
ranging from a hike along the rugged Bold Coast, bike rides on Campobello
Island and the hospitality of our hosts at the Eastland Motel.
“OMG. Times two,” said Linda Trueworthy, gazing over a
craggy cliff on the Bold Coast hike in Cutler.
CVOA members rolled into Lubec Friday afternoon .. in cars
and trucks, on motorcycles and peddling bicycles .. for the 3-day outing. The
group took over the Eastland Motel, arranging the traditional “circle of
chairs” and fire pit in the backyard, setting up a BBQ grill and picnic area
and staking out a “breakfast nook” and “internet café” in the motel’s corridors.
After dinner at various restaurants in town and across the
bridge in New Brunswick, the crew awoke to steady rain Saturday. Although it
continued throughout the day, a majority of the group crossed the bridge into
Canada, specifically Campobello, a park and summer home of President Franklin
Roosevelt.
Members of the group toured the Roosevelt “cottage” and
other family cottages in the well-landscaped acreage. There were stops at a
bakery, a campground, an oceanfront park and .. a highlight .. the East Quoddy
Lighthouse.
Visiting the famous beacon requires crossing a steep,
slippery area at low tide .. before the incoming tides flood the area with as
much as five feet of water in an hour.
There were also hikes along bog paths and Oceanside cliffs
.. as well as sightings of seal, osprey, ducks, a whale and other wildlife.
Back in the USA, CVOA members biked, toured downtown Lubec
and visited Quoddy Head, where the sun rises first six months of the year.
Saturday night, CVOA chefs served up hot dogs and hamburgers
with an array of salads and desserts, including hot fudge sundaes.
Sunday, 13 members of the group drove to Cutler and hiked
the majestic Bold Coast, a rugged 6 or 10-mile loop through thick woods, over
planks and roots and along a rocky coast and jagged cliffs offering magnificent
views of the ocean and the islands beyond.
“How many ways can you say wow?” asked Peggy Bickford.
CVOA hiked the Bold Coast four years ago but this time those
attending seemed determined to cover more territory. And they did.
But it was still not
enough: The group voted unanimously to return next year to the Eastland to
explore the hiking and biking trails, golf courses and other points of interest
they missed this year.
For more photos .. check out the "Bold Coast" and "Downeast Adventures" albums on the right of this page!!!!
 
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