Stand Up Paddle Boarding in Acadia - Mount Desert Island
On the water with Thorfinn Expeditions. Instructors/guides Thor Emory and Hampton Kew paddle from Northeast Harbor to Somes Sound and Bar Harbor to Salsbury Cove (in Frenchmans Bay).
Thorfinn Expeditions is an outdoor adventure/education business that specializes in sailing, stand up paddle boarding, and multi-sport programs.
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Walker on the Paddleboard - Maine 2012
Walker masters the stand up paddleboard in 55 degree water
Paddling Maine with Thorfinn SUP
Midcoast Maine and Acadia National Park are premier paddling destinations in the United States. Thorfinn Expeditions leads group and private outings along the scenic and rugged coastline, as well as the interior lakes. Stand Up Paddling with Thorfinn provides a unique and unforgettable experience, leaving the paddlers with solid skill training and new perspective on the beauty of this area. Learn more about sales, lessons and tours with Thorfinn Expeditions at: thorfinnexpeditions.com
Duck Puddle Campground - Maine RV Adventure
Our full time RV Family hits the Duck Puddle Pond RV Campground in southern Maine for a week after exploring Bar Harbor and Acadia. We spend the week decompressing, enjoying the water, and end the week with a Lobster Bake, live music, and a massive bonfire.
We break out the new stand up paddle board and an Intex Raft to enjoy the lake during our stay.
Duck Puddle Campground is actually not located on Duck Puddle Pond, as I thought when making this video, but next door on Pemaquid Lake, which is within walking distance. The name of the campground and looking at google maps had confused me! It is technically in the midcoast region of Maine, about an hour and a half from the Bar Harbor area we stayed at previously.
We give this campground 5 out of 5 stars. Even with a small site and uneven ground, it was worth our visit and we will return.
This week we're in Southern Maine leaving Bar Harbor behind in Acadian National Park in our rear-view mirror, we head down at Duck Puddle Pond, which is an RV campground. A small little family run place that is absolutely everything that we were looking for. This has got to be one of my top 10 campgrounds I've ever visited even if the camp sights weren't perfectly level and the campground wasn't brand-spanking-new, they just had all the character and amenities and the community that you'll look for in the summer time if you're looking to have some fun and play out on the water and then socialize with some other campers.
So we've been living on the water, moving around and I've been loving fishing and we decided we were going to get some water toys. So we got Crystal a stand up paddle board that's inflatable so it just folds right up and then once we inflated it, actually I was amazed by how nice it actually was and how quality it actually was for just a few 100 dollars having a stand up paddle board that we can bring around with us without having a giant size of a stand up paddle board that we'd have nowhere to put. It was awesome. And then I've been wanting to do more fishing and I decided to get a raft. So I decided to get one of these Intex inflatable rafts that you can put a little trolling motor on that we can take out fishing but the kids loved it so we decided to take it out, fill it up and take it out for kind of a test run in the lake and just had a blast. Duck Puddle Pond Campground has a swimming area, they have a slit for boats, they have canoes that you can rent and take out.
They got dinghy’s you can take out fishing. There are people that have their bass boats there. They even got some of the cabins even have their own little tiny private docks so beautiful quaint little campground in the southern part of Maine that really is just, if you're somewhere like Massachusetts it's just a few hours drive away and man if we, you know, I gotta tell you I'm considering maybe some years from now going back and getting a seasonal spot in that campground 'cause that really was just a ton of fun. If you're planning to visit Maine just realize that there is water everywhere. There are lakes and ponds and streams and creeks and rivers and of course the ocean just all over the coast of Maine.
So bring some water toys or make going out on the water part of your adventure like just plan on it because if you're planning to see Maine, then you need to make water a part of it. It's such a big part of the experience. It's incredible how warm the water actually was. I mean, it felt like in a lot of ways like taking a bath and it wasn't until you got like five or six feet under the water that it actually got cool. So it was really really really comfortable and Crystal is really loving her new paddle board. She's not really used to standing up on it yet but she's learning, and she's brave, I'll tell you that much. I mean I'm terrified of standing up on something like that. There's nothing else quite like being surrounded by beautiful wilderness.
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Acadia National Park Movie HD
Here's a short video of me and my husband's trip to Acadia National Park, ME. This was our first time playing with the GoPro HD Hero 3 Black Edition and it was a blast!
Maine Sand Beach
Maine Sand Beach
Shenandoah National Park In A Winnebago Travato [Acadia Trip #1]
Welcome! Follow along with us as we travel from NC to Bar Harbor, Maine to visit Acadia National Park in our Winnebago Travato 59K camper van. In part one of this series we leave our home in NC and travel to Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Even though this is a driving and getting there portion of the series the scenery is gorgeous.
Scenic Flight Mount Desert Island, MAINE
Three brave souls head for the sky to share a view from above.
RVing Tips | 3 Tips for traveling up the East Coast with your RV
3 Tips for traveling up the East Coast with your RV
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The summer of 2017, we took our 40' 5th wheel up the East Coast starting in central Florida mid-March, traveling all the way north to Maine. We zig zagged up the coast, making it inland as far west as Tennessee and Kentucky. Along the way we learned a lot more about traveling in a RV, and thought about things we could share with other travelers thinking about making a similar trip.
Here are 3 Tips for traveling the East Coast in an RV
1. Plan ahead, but be flexible in your planning.
2. Take a good look at your budget and add 15% to 20%!
3. Route Planning
Although we didn't see as much as we would have liked, we had a great time exploring the East Coast. There are definitely things we will do differently next time, and things we will do exactly the same. The east coast is rich in American History, and can't wait to explore it more.
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Lincolnville Beach: An Authentic Coastal Maine Experience!
Are you looking for an authentic coastal Maine experience? A real Maine getaway? Maybe you’re looking to spend a relaxing day at a sandy beach, with an afternoon of saltwater sailing or paddling? Welcome to Lincolnville Beach, the only community from the Canadian Border to the State of Florida where U.S. Route 1 touches the Atlantic Ocean.
From here, you can look out across a glistening Penobscot Bay and see a myriad of islands set against a brilliant blue sky; each ready for your exploration. Without the crowds of other more well-known towns and waters, this is a place where you can experience Maine at its finest; on – and near -- the water.
Lincolnville Beach offers panoramic sea views and within easy walking distance of the shops and other oceanfront restaurants including the Lobster Shack, Andy’s Brew Pub, The Lobster Pound, and the Whales Tooth Pub and Restaurant. And if you are looking for a comfortable and affordable place to stay right on Lincolnville Beach you can book your room right next door to the Whales Tooth Pub and Restaurant at the Beach Cottage Inn.
From water activities like windjammer day cruises and kayaking to stand up paddle boarding and fishing – Lincolnville Beach is a liquid adventure playground like no other! And for even more fun, Lincolnville is just a hop, skip and a jump away from Rockland’s arts district, whale watching in Bar Harbor, Belfast’s foodie Co-op, and Camden’s bustling harbor scene.
Lincolnville, Maine is the small coastal town with a big, big heart that has everything you’re looking for when you imagine the fun and beauty of a real Maine vacation getaway – and then some.
So make your plans to visit Lincolnville Beach today! Call or click now!
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Paddle boarding on Little Sebago Lake in Maine
StandUp Journal Behind The Scene Stories Of The Winter 2011/2012 Photo Annual
Clay Feeter joins Leslie Kolovich to talk about the Stories behind the incredible photos of the 2011/2012 Winter Photo Annual. Clay joins SUP Radio from winter headquarters for the StandUp Journal crew in Santa Cruz California. Clay grew up in Santa Cruz and was so happy to share moments on the water in beautiful Santa Cruz with Joyce his wife who grew up in New Hampshire. Clay and Joyce drove 9 1/2 days from New Hampshire to spend the winter to SUP in Santa Cruz, Capitola Beach. Clay has been getting some work done out there, as this is the Journal's 5th year in publication and this Spring issue will be their 17th issue.
Clay starts off the stories in Capitola Beach paddling in the kelp beds, sea otters and pelicans. If you have photos of Santa Cruz SUP you can send them to the Journal for a special feature on Santa Cruz up until May 15, 2012. Clay takes us through several shots from big barrel paddling, to a killer wipeout, a double wave hold down on Cloudbreak off Fiji. Then to white water with Slater Trout at the Teva Mountain Games, an incredible GoPro shot from Pompano Florida by Sarah Langdon, a still life of Dan Gavere in his van duck taping his shin guards. We see next a really nice flat water shot from Wrightsville North Carolina, Australian paddlers on a huge huge wave, then Florida's Chase Kosterlitz paddling next to a giant cruise ship in Miami.
These photos are just a thumbnail of the photos of this issue. The Standup Journal is a coffee table keeper. This is the magazine you will never throw out! The crew at the Journal try to keep the bar raised higher and higher with each issue. They for sure have done it again! Make sure you get one for yourself to see and feel the excitement of this Winter Photo Annual!
MaineLife - S2 - Episode 34
Join host Erin Ovalle on the court for the 9th Annual Kids and Claws event at the Portland Expo. The Red Claws team up with the Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maine, to raise money for the program. Erin meets with employees at Fluid Imaging Technologies, a particle analysis digital imaging company, which was named one of the best places to work in Maine. The Townsend Team is back to give Erin a tour of their featured properties at Dunstan Crossing, and a walk through Scarborough Marsh. Terry Hayes is running as an independent in the gubernatorial race, and shows Erin her MaineLife in Buckfield. Kevin sits down with Executive Director of the Portland Symphony Orchestra to talk about the upcoming musical season.
The Maine Beaches
Maine beaches come in many sizes and shapes. White sand ocean beaches cover much of the southern Maine coast and dot the rest of the 5,500 miles of Maine coastline. By day, beaches are teeming with people building sandcastles, body surfing, searching for seashells and just soaking in the sun. In the evening, the low rumble of the surf crashing upon the shore offers a soothing backdrop for a romantic stroll.
However, saltwater beaches only present half of the beachgoing opportunities in Maine. With 6,000 lakes and ponds, fresh water beaches abound. Maine's municipalities and state parks boast a variety of beaches where families can refresh themselves in crystal clear lakes surrounded by lush green forests. Many of the state parks provide additional amenities such as grills, picnic tables, playgrounds, restrooms, snack bars, campsites and nature trails, making them the perfect place to spend one or more days.
Port Clyde Kayaks
Some beautiful footage of Port Clyde and Port Clyde Kayaks. Come and check out Port Clyde Kayaks at 6 Cold Storage Rd., Port Clyde, ME. Or call 207 372-8100.
Music by Charlie Leger (cleger29@gmail.com). All of the footage was shot in Port Clyde or at Drift Inn Beach by Chris Coughlin (CompassRoseLegal@gmail.com)
Sandy Pines Campground Kennebunkport Maine ME
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Sandy Pines Campground in Kennebunkport Maine offers full, partial and primitive hookup RV camping opening summer of 2017. The only campground in the popular resort destination area also offers cabins, glamping tents and seasonal sites. In addition the park is also selling park models.
Located in a wooded setting off ME 9 near Goose Rocks Beach. The planned and under development high end destination will include a farm stand, a general store, an ice cream cart, a lobster pound, a game room, and a “hobby camper” for crafting. For outdoor adventurers, there’ll be a saltwater pool, ropes courses, bikes and pedal carts, paddleboards for rent, and a kayak launching point.
Located on the former Salty Acres Campground site (note the video is of this previous property- SEND US NEW FOOTAGE PLEASE)
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Travel to the Northeast with an RV
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My name is Eric and I travel with my cat, “Jax” in a 2001 Chevy Fleetwood Tioga Arrow 24D Class C RV. We travel about 35 miles a day chasing 70 degrees year-round. Here is my gear & some popular questions answered:
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Time Lapses: Gopro Hero 4: 2 second intervals. Sped up 1200x, cropped 4K down to 1080 for panning
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Aerial Drone Shots: DJI Phantom 3 Standard Shot in 2.7K Downscaled to 1080p
RV MPG: 9-11mpg depending on generator use. (7.4L 454 Chevy) 78,000 miles
Bike: 2014 Yamaha TW200 Dual Sport Enduro 70mpg
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Jax is a MaineCoon/Ragdoll Tabby mix. He weighs 24.8lbs. Born April 21st 2010.
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Pedego 30A | Electric Bike Store | Santa Rosa Beach, Florida | Watercolor Crossings
Visit: Pedego 30A is the Emerald Coast’s first all-electric bicycle shop, providing sales, rentals, bike service, and more. Located at WaterColor Crossing, Pedego 30A is nestled a convenient half mile distance between the sugar white beaches of Scenic Highway 30A and Point Washington State Forest’s pristine three trail systems. Owner Jason Medina, a Destin native and USCG retiree, is passionate about bringing Pedego’s FUN and exciting mode of transportation to the sunshine lifestyle of Northwest Florida.
Locals and tourists alike have long enjoyed exploring the natural beauty and beach towns of South Walton via the 18.6-mile Timpoochee Bike Trail, which parallels the entire length of 30A connecting all 16 beach towns. Today, Pedego 30A offers a significant upgrade to that beloved scenic ride (and beyond) with the country’s #1 electric bike brand.
A green alternative geared toward (pun intended!) exercise, recreation or everyday commuting, a Pedego bike is just like a regular bicycle – only better! Our bikes can be pedaled manually or electronically (or not), and get assistance up to 20 MPH thanks to Pedego’s PedalSense™ technology, giving riders a little extra help riding at five different power levels. Now cyclists have the freedom to go farther and faster, without getting too sweaty. Think of it as exercise disguised as FUN! With a Pedego, you can always enjoy the breeze… even during those toasty summer months.
We invite you to come by today and take a bike for a spin! It’s guaranteed to put a smile on your face and you’ll soon know why we at Pedego say, “Hello, FUN!”