It might be the last roadtrip for a while, considering that you can't really take a wee smurf on a 10 hour roadtrip, but, we really enjoyed it. And we had the all important stops at the Olive Garden and Cracker Barrel to hold us over on our American Restaurant cravings for a while!
All is well here, except that it's still bloodeh' winter! We've just had another 5cm of snow, and my drive home from work was VERY unpleasant today. Oh well, winter can't last forever, right? And I keep telling myself that all the snow is good for the water table, and will help prevent forest fires, etc. etc. (See? My new job has affected me already!).
Here are some pics from the Maine adventure for your perusal.
A very unpleasant winter storm south east of Montreal... this was when the driving was still 'good'. I was too scared to take a picture later on, when we passed a 9-car pileup and had full on white-out conditions. Rob drove like a champ though, and we got through many hours later, safe and sound. 
It made me feel better to see that snow levels were just as high south of the border. This was along the roadside in New Hampshire, and, because it was taken from a moving car, you can't actually tell that the snowbanks must have been over 5 ft tall. Some of the signs we passed were completely covered and you could only see the tops of them!
Worshipping at the mecca of LL Bean. We had a lot of fun shopping, and enjoying Freeport, which is a beautiful town - if slightly creepy because it's too perfect and quaint. 
Hangin' on Wells Beach, along the coast. We had a nice walk along the ocean, and enjoyed pretenting that it was warm and that we were somewhere a bit more exotic. It is a beautiful part of the world, and I'd love to go back and spend a week or two driving all through New England. Very lovely indeed!
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