Reporting from Bangor, ME (Latitude 44.78, Longitude -68.81)
After an interesting night (the motel room’s floor undulated, and the bed creaked LOUDLY), we found a very fine coffee shop in town, and then moved on to the main event, just down the street.
I was tamping down my expectations, in case it was a bust—and the outside display wasn’t promising.
Once we got inside, it was another matter. WOW!!! A complete, meticulous re-creation of the Enterprise sets. Here’s just a few highlights.
Beam us down!
Risk? Risk—is—our—business!
AAAAUUUGGHHH!!!
Crayola-style doors.
I’m a doctor, not a…
A tall ship, and a star to sail her by…
Me wee bairns won’t take it!
Captain’s log…
I’ll post the whole set on Facebook (once I can find some decent WiFi).
Later, we stopped at the Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream factory. No pics are allowed on the tour (company secrets), but I did take a shot outside, at the “flavor graveyard”.
We got to the hotel later than we had planned, but it was definitely better than last night (not a hard hurdle to jump). More tomorrow, including our first day in Canada (assuming we make it across the border).