My first experience of Camden, Maine was a chance discovery. We had been dealing with some stressful family issues and I decided to take my Mom on a long weekend away in Maine. No plan, we just got in the car and began driving. My Mom loves Nubble Lighthouse so that was our first stop. Throughout the weekend we worked our way up the coast stopping at many of our former family haunts Ogunquit, Kennebunkport, Portland, Freeport, Boothbay, and Rockland. When we were young my parents used to bring us to Maine for summer vacations – usually to Old Orchard Beach as our base and we would wander and take day trips from there. It was something we had always loved and looked forward to each year. I fell in love with the Maine coast on those trips. We typically didn’t venture much further north than these locations. On this particular trip however, I wanted to keep driving and we happened upon Camden. We stopped because the downtown area looked so charming and we got out and walked around. I spied what looked to me like a castle up on a hill overlooking the downtown area. That piqued my curiosity as my ideal fantasy dream home has always been a castle on a cliff side overlooking the ocean. I just had to get a closer look – turns out it was an inn, the Norumbega Inn, a beautiful historic stone home built in the 1800s overlooking Penobscot Bay. I vowed right then and there that I would someday splurge on a vacation and stay in this amazing place. Unfortunately, I still haven’t delivered on that promise to myself – but it is on my bucket list to be sure. While driving up to see this, we passed a sign for Mt Battie and I noticed you could drive to the top, so we did. And this, this is where the magic truly began for me. I stepped out of the car and over to edge of the mountainside overlooking the bay and I got chills. The view was stunning and I had an overwhelming sense that this was exactly what I needed to find on this trip. After wandering around the top for a little bit I went back and sat on the rocks looking out on the water – and I was embraced with such an encompassing sense of peace. I sat quietly, watched and began to re-energize. I’ve gone back to the top of Mt. Battie a few times after that first visit, but it has been years since I saw this wonderful place. I think I need to make this happen again soon!
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