Originally Posted by HomerJay

We just got back from this road trip:
Day 1 - DC - Parsippany NJ
Day 2 - Parsippany NJ - Bangor ME
Day 3 - Bangor ME - Halifax NS
Day 6 - Halifax NS - Bar Harbor ME
Day 8 - Bar Harbor ME - Ogunquit ME
Day 9 - Ogunquit ME - Parsippany NJ
Day 10 - Parsippany NJ - DC

We did this from the 18th to the 29th of August and had virtually no traffic. Even with virtually no delays, the distances were such that it was backbreaking. (Yeah, I know you're not going to Nova Scotia....but there are a lot of two lane roads in Maine en route to/from the seacoast towns.)

I simply can't imagine trying to do your itinerary on Labor Day weekend. You will spend almost all your waking hours behind the wheel, doing a remake of Jean Luc-Goddard's film "Weekend." Labor Day traffic - and the certainty of accidents and resultant traffic delays - make your trip frustrating, to say the least.

That said, if you still want to give it a go, go thru Bangor (or at least Brewer) to get to Bar Harbor and take note that, as of last week, Route 3 - the primary way in and out - was under construction. It was closed outbound and you had to detour along Crooked Road.

Good luck, and bring plenty of patience.