Experiencing Maine in just a Few Hours

Let me say there is something about Maine that is soothing, Calming, comfortable, quiet, nice. The people are very friendly and no one seems to be in a rush. The older folks speak with a fabulous accent that has faded in the younger crowd but still present. The prices are still higher than the west but not as high as the rest of New England. If it weren't for the really cold winters it would rate very close to Kentucky in livability.

Today was work for some of us and tourism for the rest of us. We got up and drove the trailer and the boys up to the fairgrounds. Today would be a fun day of strolling stilt walker and mascots. We met our “boss” and parked the trailer. Then I took a quick tour of the fair and the boys set up for strolling. Then it was back to the hotel where I took care of show business on line then I loaded the girls (and Victor Jr) into the van and we headed to Jess’ Market where we bought about 20lbs of lobster for about $4.00 per pound. They even cooked it for us. We added butter to the bill then took the feast over to a nearby park-lighthouse (Owl’s Head) and partook. The lobsters were sweet and salty and awesome. Cynthia didn’t like the texture so I finished hers. Olivia and Victor liked it a little so I had to finish theirs. Amelia didn’t like the tails but loved the legs. She would snap them then suck the meat and salty juice out. We then took the remaining red bugs up to the fairgrounds where the big boys devoured most….but still 2 whole lobsters made it back to the hotel later on.
The little ones, Cynthia, and I then headed out to another lighthouse that was just around the corner. Well, the parking for it was. The lighthouse itself is one mile out in the harbor at the end of a breakwater that you had to walk across to get to the Lighthouse. It took a long time to walk out and since the tide was in, water sloshed across the breakwater sometimes drenching our feet. When you walk you had to watch every step. One look up and you could easily trip or slip and that happened to all of us…except Cynthia. To make our Maine trip complete we needed blueberries. Maine Blueberries are tiny…but very tasty. We bought fresh berries and a freshly cooked blueberry pie. The pie was good but Mami (my wife) makes the best pies in the world.

The Maine Blueberry is tiny comapred to others.
Good pie...hot....but my wife's is better.

Touching a live lobster...this guy is featured in later pictures after his trip inot the hot-tub!

This is where we got our lunch.

Lunch.

Remember him...see the earlier picture.

Lighthouse stop #1 Owl's Head

Nick is avoiding the camera.

Mozie is a soda pop that is said to pre date coke and pepsi. It has a root beerish slash cola slash medicine taste.

You either love it or hate it.

My new camera lense took this pix from more than a mile away....lighthouse stop #2 included a mile long walk across stones.

That's the lighthouse on the end of the red line to the right.

Dangerous? Each of us would end up with a booboo...except CC.

Getting closer...look how high up the water is.

On the lighhouse deck.

Victor found a lobster trap (pot) that was off to the side of the breakwater.

The day was awesome. The feedback from the boys' strolling was really nice. And the rest of us had a good time. Nick and James will wakeup early to visit the Breakwater Lighthouse tomorrow. Right now, I smell like the ocean and need a shower. Good Night.

California bound tomorrow.