進入緬因州,就看到高速公路邊兒上的牌子寫著:“Welcome to Maine, The Way Life Should Be (歡迎來到緬因州,生活應有的方式)” 心中為之一動,口中不斷喃喃地重複這句話。剛剛從紐約的摩天大廈和城市喧囂中出來,和緬因的秀麗天然,恬淡悠閑形成極大反差。所謂沒有比較,就沒有生活,我們文字裏的形容詞也就是無的放矢。
(圖片來自網絡,謝謝)
曾經在紐約和緬因都生活過的作家Christina Baker Kline寫過一部同名小說《The Way Life Should Be》,在紐約曼哈頓城市喧囂中掙紮的33歲的單身白領Angela,厭倦了自己的工作和城市生活,偶然之中看到了雜誌上的緬因州廣告,接受Acadia所在的Mt Desert島上一個Sailing教練的邀請,隻身來到緬因Bar Harbor小鎮,尋找真愛和真正的生活方式。
Acadia是一片美麗的土地,不過,或許並不是最美,和加拿大東海岸Bay of Fundy的好望角驚天動地歎為觀止的石林,王子島充滿浪漫夢幻的紅色土地相比,並無出奇之處。作為沒有計劃的旅行,來到Acadia臨時花了200美元住在一星級的簡陋汽車旅館。天氣也並不配合,那兩日陰冷,微雨,雖然可以盡情享受微雨中難得的滋潤,朦朧和遐想,可是也錯過了在山頂觀看日出的噴薄壯麗,在Sand Beach領略陽光海岸的歡欣明快。也因為沒有計劃,在環山的單行線公路上,可笑地重複了幾次冤枉路。
太陽終於出來了,Acadia也恢複了夏日的溫暖明媚,我們卻該離開了。開在綠樹環抱的小路上,燦爛的陽光,澄淨的藍天,LG悠哉悠哉地自言自語:“Random driving, random hotel, random place, random life”. 喜歡自由自在,永遠有新鮮感覺,而不是一成不變的規劃恒定的生活。這次來Acadia玩兒,純粹是臨時一時興起,沒有計劃,沒有做功課。自在是自在,卻也經曆了許多不方便和本來可以避免的過失。你可以說“塞翁失馬,焉知禍福”,也可以說“吃一塹,長一智”,或者說“有得必有失”,“魚與熊掌不可兼得也”,我們老祖宗的文字就是這麽奇妙,富於自然辨證和人生哲理。
小鎮的悠閑 - I like this type of life style - nice & quiet. Thanks for sharing.
SnowFallingOnWater 發表評論於
還沒去過Maine,就跟著你去看看。不過可惜你沒在魁北克城停留,那裏很美的
叔丁 發表評論於
回複 'Blue.Crab' 的評論 : I like your ID. :))) do you still live there? you are lucky.
叔丁 發表評論於
回複 'tzuuyi' 的評論 : Very interesting experience! Thanks for sharing.
叔丁 發表評論於
回複 '南山鬆' 的評論 : 我也喜歡悠閑的生活。:)))
Blue.Crab 發表評論於
回複 'tzuuyi' 的評論 : Bar Harbor is a beautiful place in summer as well as in winter. Like many small tourist towns on the east coast, it does not have many people in off-peak season. Not everyone has the courage and wisdom to face and enjoy lonesome. As a long time resident for four years, you may want to stop complaining even if you don't have any love for the place.
tzuuyi 發表評論於
The first time I tried to get a library card in public library and was confused how to select option boxes of long time resident and short time resident. Librarian asked me just one thing: will you be here in the winter? I said yes and she said then you are long time resident.
Maine winter is not as harsh as imagined but one thing is killing us: boredom. Do you know Mount Desert Island has the highest rate of divorce in Maine. It is nicknamed Mount Divorce Island (Desert pronounces like deserted, it is a French world of bald because Cadillac mountain is bald).
tzuuyi 發表評論於
I lived in Bar Harbor Maine for 4 years. What a life, in the summer! But all tourists forgot one thing: there is a season called winter.
Cool as Moose owner actually lived in Florida. They boarded up the store in late October and "unboarded" their store in Florida. Most of the businesses shut their door in the winter and move to Florida. It is not surprising. Do you know even the fish moves south in the winter? There will be ONE restaurant open in the winter in Bar Harbor (instead of 60+) and ONE grocery store (thank heaven) and ZERO movie theatre and ZERO general stores (clothes, book, etc.)
進入緬因州,就看到高速公路邊兒上的牌子寫著:“Welcome to Maine, The Way Life Should Be (歡迎來到緬因州,生活應有的方式)” 心中為之一動,口中不斷喃喃地重複這句話。剛剛從紐約的摩天大廈和城市喧囂中出來,和緬因的秀麗天然,恬淡悠閑形成極大反差。所謂沒有比較,就沒有生活,我們文字裏的形容詞也就是無的放矢。
(圖片來自網絡,謝謝)
曾經在紐約和緬因都生活過的作家Christina Baker Kline寫過一部同名小說《The Way Life Should Be》,在紐約曼哈頓城市喧囂中掙紮的33歲的單身白領Angela,厭倦了自己的工作和城市生活,偶然之中看到了雜誌上的緬因州廣告,接受Acadia所在的Mt Desert島上一個Sailing教練的邀請,隻身來到緬因Bar Harbor小鎮,尋找真愛和真正的生活方式。
Acadia是一片美麗的土地,不過,或許並不是最美,和加拿大東海岸Bay of Fundy的好望角驚天動地歎為觀止的石林,王子島充滿浪漫夢幻的紅色土地相比,並無出奇之處。作為沒有計劃的旅行,來到Acadia臨時花了200美元住在一星級的簡陋汽車旅館。天氣也並不配合,那兩日陰冷,微雨,雖然可以盡情享受微雨中難得的滋潤,朦朧和遐想,可是也錯過了在山頂觀看日出的噴薄壯麗,在Sand Beach領略陽光海岸的歡欣明快。也因為沒有計劃,在環山的單行線公路上,可笑地重複了幾次冤枉路。
太陽終於出來了,Acadia也恢複了夏日的溫暖明媚,我們卻該離開了。開在綠樹環抱的小路上,燦爛的陽光,澄淨的藍天,LG悠哉悠哉地自言自語:“Random driving, random hotel, random place, random life”. 喜歡自由自在,永遠有新鮮感覺,而不是一成不變的規劃恒定的生活。這次來Acadia玩兒,純粹是臨時一時興起,沒有計劃,沒有做功課。自在是自在,卻也經曆了許多不方便和本來可以避免的過失。你可以說“塞翁失馬,焉知禍福”,也可以說“吃一塹,長一智”,或者說“有得必有失”,“魚與熊掌不可兼得也”,我們老祖宗的文字就是這麽奇妙,富於自然辨證和人生哲理。