Maine is beautiful but very remote.; thick pine forests and rolling hills. We literally drove for hours without seeing a building. There were also lots of signs warning about moose on the roadway. Unfortunately, we never saw one (though we did stop to have lunch at the Blue Moose Restaurant). The high temperature was somewhere in the low 40s after dropping into the 20s the night before; a brisk autumn day.
The load we picked up was frozen french fries, though this plant makes fries and Tater Tots for a variety of companies (including McDonald's and Ore-Ida; maybe they should change the name of their company to Ore-Ida-Ma).
Fortunately, the load was going to a warmer location; Suffolk, Virginia. We're sitting at the loading dock now waiting to get unloaded.
Our route took us over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel, a 20-mile structure crossing the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Here are some photos of the bridge and the tunnel (though the tunnel picture looks a bit surrealistic).
We may not get another assignment for awhile since our QualComm message device isn't working properly.
2 comments:
I know the feeling of isolation when you are so far from home. We felt the same way when we were sent to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. 250 miles from the Artic Circle! We enjoy being more regional these days!
I would prefer the colder weather of the East than the warm 90 degree weather of Southern Cali!!!!
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