Still More Maine

Sep 20 – Boothbay Harbor was really nice but it wasn’t Cabot Cove. They had more tall mast wooden ships there. They sure are something to look at. We visited lots of touristy shops selling the same things. They’re all starting to look the same. We walked over a long foot bridge over the harbor and ate at a small seafood restaurant on the docks. On the way back we came across a couple walking to a church across the street. It was the father and bride and bride’s maids in a line being led by a guy in kilts playing bagpipes. They had just gotten off a boat. These lobster men really know how to live.

There was a small diner (A-1) in a nearby town that Guy Fieri, the Diner’s Drive-in and Dive’s host, had visited. It was an old train car. Kind of cool. On the way there Maggie’s car started running rough and the “Check Engine” light came on. Luckily we were just a few miles from a dealer so we turned around. They checked it out and found out that the coil was faulty. After a couple of hours we were back on the road. A little lighter in the wallet but you’ve got to get it fixed so. . . .

Monday morning we left and drove to Portland. It is a large shipping port, nothing like the things we’ve been seeing. We took a narrated trolley ride through the old port area and then a cruise on a boat of the harbor and neighboring lighthouses. Kind of windy and cold but nice to see all the stuff we don’t have in Texas.

When we were riding the tour trolley the guide told us that Guy Fieri was in town a couple of weeks ago and did a piece on one of their local restaurants, Becky’s. So guess where we had dinner. It too was good. They had a blue lobster in their lobster tank. They are pretty rare. We had never seen one before. They look kind of weird. I wonder what color they turn when you cook them?

We saw something in a magazine about a life size chocolate moose and had to investigate that. We saw it; check out the photos. They had a chocolate mama bear and two cubs too. All of the animals were around a small pond of white chocolate. It was truly amazing. Val wanted to take a bite out of the moose’s antler but the store clerks watched her closely so she didn’t.

We’ll likely stay another day or two in Portland and then keep moving south. Stay in touch.