Shortly after gathering our things, we found a container filled with cornbread and cakes next to a journal for cyclists. We thanked Alicia profusely, signed the guestbook, and said goodbye. We had decided to spend the day in Brunswick.
I had two goals for the sightly town: bike the 25 miles to see the only cribstone bridge in the world and find Joshua Chamberlain's grave. Both just barely got done but thanks to the help of a few locals, the objectives were complete. And in time for the US Soccer Game at 6pm, which turned out to be... climactic.
A string of islands took me to Orr's Island (pictured), which contained one half of the Old Cribstone Bridge. Further down, I would find the bridge connecting to Bailey Island.
The Cribstone Bridge, built in 1928. Built of granite and stone, it is the only bridge of its kind in the world. The grid-like design allows the tides to flow through the bridge. Totally worth the long ride.
And last but certainly not least, the gravestone of Joshua Chamberlain. I almost gave up looking for the grave until three charming young ladies pointed me in the right direction. He received the only Medal of Honor of the Civil War for his defending of Little Round Top at Gettysburg. I watched the movie Gettysburg with Jeff Daniels as Chamberlain when I was in Kindergarten and it had a strong impact on me. Chamberlain would later become a professor and later the present of local Brunswick college, Bowdoin College.
The song that plays during this scene is probably my favorite of all-time. In Kindergarten, I ran the fastest mile for my class with this song going in my head
It almost breaks my heart remembering how little you were and how often you watched that movie :) Significant to us both! xo
ReplyDeleteHaha it's bizarre! Feels like yesterday. It's also bizarre how profoundly that affected m
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