We take the Cat to Portland, Maine. We finally depart Canada and make our way into the United States. Our preferred mode of travel is “The Cat”, a high speed state of the art Catamaran. The vehicle is powered by four 9500 horsepower marine diesel engines and travels at an average of 80 kilometers per hour. Our ship sailed at 4.00pm with an expected travel time of five hours to Portland, Maine. The cat itself is luxurious and quite modern in comparison to the other ferries we have been on. Airport type seats recline and there are three cafes, a casino, gift shop and several television areas. This makes for a comfortable trip!
I felt right at home on The Cat – it was made in Australia. From its “normal” powerpoints to its RSL style carpet, this vessel for all intents and purposes resembled the local services club. After 5 and a half hours we docked in Portland and because we already had visas for the US we were able to get through customs very quickly and find or way to Wassamki Springs RV Park. It was quite late and this was a little out of town but of course, expert navigation found ourselves there in no time!
Day29: 8.08.09
Max has been a teenager for exactly one month now! To celebrate we were once more on the move. Today we packed and left Halifax behind to head for Yarmouth. The day was uneventful (we did have the obligatory Timmy stop at one point) and we arrived at our van park: Camper’s Haven after a little detour (Read: here we got lost but just for a few moments). The van park was celebrating Halloween in July and was in full swing party mode much to our disappointment. So much for a quiet night!
After the boys burnt off energy swimming at the nearby Lake, we decided that we needed to be absent from the park for as much as possible and so we made our way into Yarmouth for dinner. We found a pub and brewery – Rudders, and enjoyed a great meal. This place was the place to be in Yarmouth on a sunny Saturday evening. The kids enjoyed the entertainment – a singer/guitarist with a parrot on his shoulder. Once more, it was back to the van to settle in for the night’s activities.
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