Baa Habba Maine

Sep 13 – We arrived at the coast (near Ellsworth) and have been here for several days. When we got to town we were having difficulty locating the local Wal-Mart. So, we pulled into a small strip mall and were trying to get the GPS to help us out. A small shuttle bus pulled alongside and said “What part of Texas are you folks from?” I told him San Antonio and he said that where he lives too. He comes up here in the summer to escape the hot weather and drives the bus for something to do. He asked if we were having problems. I said no, we were trying to find the local Wal-Mart. He said “Follow me”. The guy actually led us to the Wal-Mart store. Ah that Texas hospitality is great isn’t it?

Talking about Texas, I included a photo I took of Maggie riding a horse she found in a field. You can take the girl out of Texas but you can’t take the Texas out of the girl.

Since we got settled we’ve seen the Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor (which the local pronounce “Ba Habba”) and several other small fishing villages. We’ve seen lots of small harbors, fishing boats and rugged shoreline and are looking forward to seeing much more. I’ve included a couple of pictures of the local sights.

We did the obligatory Lobster, clam eating. We were driving down the road and saw a sign that said “Rats, lobster, clams, cherry stones, turn here”. Our curiosity got the best of us. We didn’t know what cherry stones were and we had to see if this place was selling rats or not. We drove back in the woods about ¾ of a mile and found the place. I asked about the rats and was told it was her husband’s nick name. His name was Robert A. Timmons and everyone called him Rat. So, naturally his stand would be called Rats. We bought a couple of lobsters and she gave us some clams. Boy those lobsters are a mess to eat. Notice the photo of Val dropping the little buggers in the boiling water. Yum.

That’s it for now. We’re off to another port. For the next couple of months we’ll be heading south and I think we’re taking highway one along the coast most of the way, should be scenic. Hope you all are doing well.