Pemaquid Point

Today was a very nice day in Maine. In spite of the fact that it was somewhat foggy with a high of about 64 degrees, we had a very nice day with a couple from Missouri (Dennis and Jackie) who had always wanted to see Maine. We left at noon and headed down the coast to New Harbor. Along the way we showed them the harbor at Round Pond but did not stop. Then we continued south on route 32 to Chamberlin and New Harbor. We stopped at the "Landry cabin" and visited with George Gardner, Durelle's cousin, who is doing a good job of keeping the old family cabin and its grounds in good shape. Then we went to Shaw's and had four lobster rolls , and an order of onion rings. The lobster rolls were classic Maine: a toasted hot dog bun, minimal shredded lettuce in the bottom, at least a half a pound of lobster with very little mayo. You had to use a fork for twenty minutes before you could pick it up and eat it as a sandwich. The entire harbor, as was almost the case in Round Pond, was full of working boats...no pleasure craft. After lunch we went to Pemaquid Point. It was not a photographer's day but the picture above is a good shot of the Pemiquid lighthouse with some beach plums in the foreground. Dennis and Jackie are wandering the country with the intention of finding new experiences. Today we helped them, and it was a really fun day. On the way back to the campground in Belfast we stopped in Damariscotta to get some Round Top ice cream. 'Twas a nice day.