Monday July 27th at Dad's house and Days Inn, Bangor.

Hello Blogsters and Blogsterettes,

Photo Above:
The three children of Wendell Arthur Russell, Sr., Dawn , Cilla and Wendell Arthur Russell, Jr.
Carl and the two girls drove up and we met up after Ross and I had checked into Days Inn at 250 Odlin Road, Bangor, Maine near the Bangor Intl. Airport.


Now it is Monday, July 27th and we are leaving Kool-Bee to head back up to the Twin Cities, Bangor-Brewer. We went and had a short look at Micky Marden's Surplus and Salvage in Waterville first and then got up to Bangor and checked into the new Motel Dad had booked for us, Days Inn, Bangor, on Odlin Road, out near the airport.

Cilla and Carl were to drive up in the afternoon and visit Dad and Sandy at their house in Orrington. We were going to check-in and then have a look at L.L.Bean Factory Outlet Store in Bangor, before meeting them at Dad and Sandy's house.

We got to Dad and Sandy's at around 2 p.m., After having lunch.

Ross and I went right next door after we had checked into The Days Inn. The restaurant next door was named "The Ground Round". Very extensive menu, but Ross decided to continue our study of Maine Lobster Rolls. He had a reasonably good one, although they have all fallen well short of the one made by Reds Eats at Wiscasset.

I had a Walnut, Cranberry and Chicken Salad. Very nice as well. But THEN! Ross went a little bit crazy and ordered an order of Deep Fried Oreo Cookies! Yikes!

The Deep Fried Oreos with Vanilla Ice Cream. I had one only, without ice cream. I was so good.

Aunt Cilla and Uncle Carl and Ross and I at Dad and Sandy's house at 229 Brewer Lake Road, Orrington, Maine, 04474.

We all had a great visit and Dad is feeling much better after a gastrointestinal attack. He played golf today and only hit 91. Poor fella. He plays fantastic. I wish I could consistently play as well as he does. I got lucky last Thursday and managed to tie his score of 89.

We were also happy to Carl and Cilla because they are headed back to Connecticut tomorrow and we won't be able to see them again before they leave. They are so wonderful and I love them so much.
Can't say anymore, I won't be able to continue this blog.

Ross and I will be driving around this area, including a quick trip to Bar Harbour tomorrow, and then another visit to Dad and Sandy tomorrow afternoon. Ross leaves for Montreal on a jet plane from Bangor Intl. Airport Wednesday around 5 a.m. He has to travel to New York City and change planes for Montreal, I think it is about 4 hours and a bit total travel time. So tomorrow will be Ross's last day in Maine, we will meet back up Saturday August 8th in San Francisco. We just stay overnight in San Fran (Ross is actually there a couple of days before I get there), then we fly back to Sydney the day after on August 9th. We don't arrive in Sydney until early morning Tuesday, August 12th! due to the International dateline and the fact that we leave near midnight on August 9th.

Aunt Cilla loving the beauty and serenity of Dad and Sandy's back deck, overlooking the Sedgeunkedunk Stream.

That's the blog for Monday, July 27th.

Lance and Ross.