Labor Day Weekend up in Maine

Michael's brother Lee was flying in to Bangor, Maine, for this Labor Day Weekend, to visit his brother Paul and sister Janis and we drove up there to see him, plus a friend of Michael's family died, wake would be on Friday. We left work and drove four hours to Bangor, Maine. At times traffic was heavy, mainly at the Hampton, NH toll booths. Glad it was a sunny day, the whole weekend was sunny, Michael drove the 1996 Camaro Red Convertible, the day using the convertible will be getting fewer as Autumn come rolling in with a huge burst of color. The it's time to leave the car in the garage for the next six or seven months until it gets warm up here. Glad we have the other car and truck to get around in. My face is sun burnt from riding everyday with the top down, NICE!!!!!

Here's a picture of the four of them, Lee, Paul, Janis and Michael, in front of Janis's house.

Janis and her boyfriend, Dennis, laid a new walk way to the front stairs using flag stones and increasing the size of her front garden. I think the walkway came out great, very nice garden this year due to a lot of compost from Dennis's yard.

Here a picture of the main drag in Ellsworth, it's a small city but fun to walk through with different kinds of shops and one great kitchen store, the Rooster Brothers, the store for cooks. One of the best I've been to.

Michael and I stayed at the new Hilton Garden Inn in Bangor, the place was nice and only has been opened for a week. Michael was ill Friday night and most of Saturday, So I'm glad a booked a hotel with a pool, that's where I spent most of my time, going between the pool and hot tub.
Besides getting to Ellsworth, great little City with fun shops, walk through downtown Bangor, they keep adding non chain restaurants and walk through the U of Maine art museum right there in downtown. Michael and I had dinner at Fiddlehead restaurant in Bangor, a must if your in Bangor. Food was outstanding, waitstaff as nice and helpful as can be, full bar and everything was reasonably priced, compared to prices on the Cape or in Boston and never mind NYC. It was nice to get away but always nice to come home.