I-Stonington: I-Maine Town Eqinisile Ehamba Nge-Beaten Path

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Stonington akuyona nje idolobha laseMaine elivakashelayo. Ukukhohlisa esiqongweni senhlonipho yaseDeer Isle e-Maine Coast ePenobscot Bay, izivakashi kuzodingeka zibheke lokhu emzaneni odobayo wokudoba njengendawo eya kuyo ukuyithola. Abaningi abahamba ngeso lengqondo baya eBar Harbour nase-Acadia National Park, enye ihora nengxenye enyakatho. Kodwa iStonington, engamakhilomitha angaba ngu-86 enyakatho-mpumalanga yePortland kanye namamitha angu-173 enyakatho-mpumalanga yeBoston , inezintelezi ezimbalwa ezakha amadolobhana angogwini ezinamalanga.

Ngabuza i-Downeaster ukuthi kude kangakanani uStonington, futhi impendulo yakhe yayimangalisa: "Uya ekupheleni kwe-Eth," kusho yena, "kungama-25 miles FUH-THUH!"

Umzila we-Scenic waya eStonington

Shayela phansi umgwaqo 172 ukusuka edolobheni lase-Ellsworth, futhi uzokwazi ukuthi wayengekho isidumbu. Uzothatha umzila we-Route 15 e-Blue Hill, idolobha elinamabhondi amaningi nezindawo zokudlela zasekuseni kanye ne-restaurant ye-upscale noma amabili. Kodwa usenokuhamba okujulile ukukwenza emaminithini angu-45 alandelayo. Kuze kube yilapho ufinyelela umbono we-panoramic we-Eggemoggin Finyelela kusuka eCaterpillar Hill eSedgwick ukuthi ubona ibhuloho elidala, elincane lokumiswa kuzodingeka uliqhubelele phambili ukuze ufike emgwaqeni omkhulu oholela e-Little Deer Isle naseDeser Isle. Misa lapha ngenkathi ekwindla, futhi intaba egibele phansi emanzini iphendukile ebomvu. Ama-barrens ama-blueberry ashukumisekile ngaphambi kokuba aphendule obunzima obusika ebusika.

Thatha umgwaqo omncane empumalanga edolobheni laseDeer Isle ukuvakashela i-Nervous's Jams neJellies, noma uvakashele eHaystack Mountain School of Crafts.

Le coloni yama-artists itholakala lapho igravel iphela edolobheni lase-Sunshine. Ungaphinde uthathe omunye umgwaqo osentshonalanga edolobhaneni lase-Sunset.

Kusukela ku-Deer Isle, kuzodingeka uhambe eningizimu uze ufike eStonington. Idolobha, elaziwa ngokuthi iGreen's Landing, lafakwa ngoFebruwari 18, 1897 yisishayamthetho saseMaine.

Ngaphandle kokudoba, uStonington wayaziwa ngeGerite yakwaDeer Isle, kodwa izitsha zokugqoka zazilokhu zivaliwe.

Okufanele ukwenze Nendawo Yokuhlala eStonington

I-Stonington iseseyidolobheni elisemaphandleni, kodwa lokho kucaca ekuseni kakhulu. Kusuka endaweni ephakeme ebheke emanzini, ungabona izikebhe ze-lobster zilindele ukugijima kwazo ekuseni, futhi ukukhanya okufudumalayo kuchithe edolobheni elihle kakhulu. Izitaladi zikhuphuka kakhulu kusukela esitokisini, zidlule eStonington Opera House, zisezindlini ezinengi eziseqabeni. Izicupho ze-lobster zingabonwa yonke indawo emaphethelweni, isikhumbuzo esivela njalo ukuthi yilokho ukudla okuheha izivakashi eMaine kuvuna. Labo abasebenza olwandle bahlonishwa ngoJulayi ngalunye ngeSuku lokuPhepha lukaSuku lokuPhepha olubandakanya izinhlanga ze-rowboat ne-codfish relays.

Yize ukuvakasha kusekhona kusencane lapha, kunezindawo ezinhle kakhulu zokudla, njenge-Fisherman's Friend, i-Aragosta ne-Harbour Café. Kukhona nezinye zemibukiso emgwaqeni omkhulu omncane. Hlala e-Inn kwi-Harbour, ngaphambili eyiCaptain's Quarters, ukuze uthole umbono omuhle wamanzi, noma uthole izindawo zokuhlala endaweni yomgwaqo e-Boyce's Motel. I-Harbour View Store inezo zonke izimpahla noma yiziphi izimoto ezihamba nge-mariner.

Izivakashi ezineziqhingi zenyakatho zingabamba isikebhe sokuhamba ngesikebhe ukuya eziqhingini eziseduze, kuhlanganise ne-Isle au Haut, okuyingxenye ye-Acadia National Park. Phuma emanzini e-kayak, uphinde uhlole izindawo eziningi nezindawo eziningi. Noma vele ungene embukisweni ongavamile olwandle.

Lena ngempela i-Downeast Maine yomlando. Bona manje manje ngaphambi kokuba kube yi-Downeast yezolo.