FRYEBURG, Maine — Continent-traveling road campers Jim Cocke and wife, Debbie Wood, both of Fleetwood, N.C., have been on the road now for 14 years, living the life in their sleek 2005 Airstream International CCD travel trailer.
Cooke and Wood were among close to 2,000 campers in 1,000 Airstreams in Fryeburg this week.
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