Maine Bathroom #1 & #2 (No pun intended)

We took a two week vacation in Maine and I was quite thrilled that the 'bathrooms' were worthy of noting for this piece. This looked like a two-seater...no moons in the doors, but it wasn't big enough for a shed, so I'm going with this thought. Maybe 'his' and 'hers'?

We did a lot of trail walking, hiking, etc, but on this trip it was only to see a lighthouse at Fort Point, near the Penobscot River. I saw the sign only after I caught a glimpse of this 'box' in the woods off the trail.  

Venturing a little closer I realized it didn't look too half-bad! And the closer I got, the more I had to 'go'!

I peaked in and saw it was rustic, but it had lots of toilet paper (at least it wasn't a leaf!). Still,.... it WAS in the middle of the woods,.... in Maine,.....and I have this thing about snakes. You know, those things that might like damp areas (okay, I THINK they would be choosy, but you never know), so I had to look. It's a little too dark to see much of anything....

Nope! I'm not taking the chance. And besides,.... look how healthy and clean the 'soap and sink' area was.... Eauwwww! Could you really put your hand on top of that bottle? The germs are on the top, even though I'd be wiping them with an antibiotic gel. I'll pass. Best left to do it in the woods and hope for not hitting my sneaker with the 'stream'.

Natural Bridge-No Adams, MA

I didn't expect to find this "natural Bridge'- Marble quarry on one of our jaunts. (That's the nice part of taking these 'jaunts'. And I wouldn't have thought anything about using a bathroom in a 'visitor center', no matter how small it was, but the sign above the toilet made me laugh out loud. H

Have they ever WATCHED me use a toilet? Do that know that I HAVE used my foot to flush? Okay, so before I flush, ... no, before I even GO, I have to look for the hidden camera. NOT that I would ever see a camera that is 'hidden'.... well, maybe I would if I was really good! ...and I am...

No camera, ... and no where did I see a sign about not using your knee.

Seeing this sign on the inside of my stall door, made me wonder if I have to take my paper towel that I'm using to dry off my hands (I HOPE they have paper out there), down to the end of the parking lot to throw it away.

(I'm sure it's for other garbage... like my apple core that I'd already thrown into the woods -- it's nature going back to nature, doesn't count).

Farmington River Diner

I should have realized that this would be an interesting place by this sign on the front door (actually, does a swinging screen door count as a front door? I suppose if it's on the front of the building, then , yes.) I think I liked the fact that the diner (and it was NOT in the shape or style building of a 'diner') was casual enough to say '2:00ish". Actually, I LOVED it! And do you not think they could have said Closed Wednesday ...  A little less confusing.

Okay, I really liked the fact that the bathroom had an area map (even if it was cartoon-ish) as it was SO interesting. There is a down side to this, though. I was so caught up in the moment of checking out where we were, and where we were going, that I hoped no one was waiting outside the door to use the john. (oops!, 20 mins later. Dear hubby thought I got flushed down the toilet, I was in there so long).

The most unusual thing was this bookcase.

Now  I might have expected this in another part of this country (the Bible-belt areas), but not in western CT.... I don't think I've ever had a Bible in my bathrooms as reading material...Not as a kid, or at any other time.  I wonder how often they restock?

Maine #3 (de ja vu)

I went to visit the "Old Originator".... the john that started this whole thing. The only problem was, it was too early in the season for the place to be opened, so this is the only photo I was able to get.
I'm sure it's not much cleaner.