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The end of Day 4 finds Wandering Raleighite and I unexpectedly still in Canada — but you’ll have to wait a bit more for that story.

We started the morning in Bangor, Maine. Appropriately enough, we saw a memorial for the U.S.S. Maine. It includes the wrought iron scroll and shield that was recovered from the ill-fated battleship. We also saw a 31-ft. high statue of Paul Bunyan that, regrettably, can’t be called a snarf.

(Photos aren’t uploading now so I’ll do them later.)

Most of the morning was spent in Augusta for an American Volkssport Association 10K walk. What made it an interesting walk was the sheer variety of things to see. We saw the State Capitol, war memorials, historic homes, waterfront scenery and an arboretum. One of the most visually distinctive things was the Lithgow Public Library, which opened in 1896 and is now on the National Register of Historic Places. Unfortunately, voters rejected a bond issue last year that would have fixed up and expanded the library.

We then made the dash over the border into New Brunswick, Canada. We snarfed in Woodstock and Perth Andover. It was a little odd getting used to converting things from kilometers to miles. We saw another nifty library while in Woodstock. This one was completed in 1914 and is on the Canadian equivalent of the National Register.

Our return trip to the U.S. was an odd one. While the entry into Canada had been smooth, we were grilled by the U.S. Border Police. They pulled our vehicle over for an inspection of our luggage. I suspect it was due to the fact that I’m a naturalized citizen, albeit one who came over as a baby. They eventually let us go so we drove to St. Agatha to spend the night at a youth hostel, which we had reserved earlier. The hostel was closed when we arrived so we had to drive back to Canada to find a hotel room. The Canadian border patrol officer was sympathetic and suggested the hotel in Edmundston where we’re now staying.

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