With warm feelings of a wonderful vacation in South Africa, we had four days to pack for a 1,560-mile (2,513 km) trek to the most northeastern part of the U.S. We left a mild Florida behind and took the I-95 right along the eastern seaboard of the US, to Bangor, Maine. A new work assignment waited for Elsa. We broke the 23-hour drive with a stop in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia to visit our friend Tonya and her family. From there we crossed the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, connecting the Virginia mainland at Virginia Beach with Virginia’s Eastern Shore. This 17.6 mile (28.3 km), toll facility is an award-winning engineering marvel and is considered one of the seven man-made wonders of the world.
Bangor’s namesake is from an Irish hymn called “Bangor,” said to be one of a local pastor, Seth Noble’s, favorites. Bangor Maine was incorporated in 1791. Early settlers were quite drawn to the area because of an abundance of fishing and fur trading opportunities. The woodlands around Bangor became a primary industry and lumber capital of the world. It is now the third largest city in the state with nearly 32,000 inhabitants on the banks of the Penobscot river.
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