GNRT DAY 44 STEPHEN, PAUL AND WHOOPIE

We needed one more day in Bangor for three simple reasons why…
to see Stephen King’s House, take a photo with Paul Bunyan 
and to eat the first of many a Whoopie Pie.

At Stephen King’s house our photo was taken by Molly a three year old girl
because it is our objective…
as we grow ever older never to lose sight of a child’s perspective.

Next it was on to the a 31 foot high statue of Paul Bunyan
where he stands taller than some trees
Bangor claims to be his birthplace…
(although Akeley, Minnesota disagrees.) 

Our photo was taken by a man a little older than us…
because it is our objective…
As we grow ever older…to see the world from both perspectives.

Last but definitely not least…is the one reason that remains…
why we’ve driven from Washington and chose to end our trip Maine.

It’s because we’re on a quest…we’ve decided we will try
to search the state of Maine for the perfect Whoopie Pie.

Tomorrow we head even farther east…
after driving our rental car from the farthest west….
which means we have 5 days before heading home
to complete our Whoopie Pie quest.

Our plan is a simple one…without Stephen King here to guide us
on this quest…this journey…this climb…
we’ll face this challenge as Paul Bunyan did his trees…
one Whoopie Pie at at time.
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