From Eileen:  Rick left for Maine yesterday with a group of terrific guys from our neighborhood.  Included in the group is Joe’s friend Ben, who is on vacation in New England with his family and enthusiastically accepted Joe’s invitation to join in the hike. I got this message from Mark last night:  “We made it to dinner and dropped a car across the Kennebec. Rick is enjoying his Allagash White Beer at the Rack (at Sugarloaf) – off to bed soon so we can wake up at 5!!!”