It seems that Maine is a very popular state. It turns out that Holly's cousin Carol lives in Delaware and their Aunt Lorrie, who lives in Washington, thought that Carol and Holly should get together after 50 plus years. Well after a few phone calls and texts it all came together. That is Carol and Holly on the right and Rick and Carol below. We took them out to Pemaquid Point to the light house and the prison store in Thomaston (remember I warned everyone if you visit, those are two places we guarantee you will see). We all had a great time.
We went on a whale watching cruise. The weather was sunny and warm but very windy and rough on the way out. We went out about 12 miles and started to see water spouts all around us. You can see the water spouts in the pictures and the backs of a couple whales. That's all you really see just before they dive back down to feed. It was great to see that many whales. We have been on whale watching trips before and have never seen this many at one time. After about an hour we headed back in. The trip in was much smoother because we were going with the wind and tide.
After getting back into shore we all went out to dinner and had some great clam chowder and filet of whale burgers. No not really, the chowder wasn't that great!
It was also the weekend for the Lobster Festival in Rockland which is about an hour from Boothbay Harbor. We had rain storms all the way up but it let up when we got there. The rain chased a lot of people away so the crowds were way down. We walked around and visited the many vendor tents then went down to the food tent. Holly, Carol and Rick went for the lobster and I went for the scallops.
It decided to produce another downpour while we were having dinner but stopped about the time we were finished. Then Mother Nature provided us with a beautiful rainbow to help end our day. It was great to meet Carol and Rick. We all had a great time and I think Holly and Carol had a great time talking about family and what they have been up to all these years.
Holly and I went to the Owls Head Transportation Museum. Talk about trains, planes and automobiles...they have them all. Plus trucks and motorcycles. It was a very nice museum and they were getting ready for a car auction the upcoming weekend. This is a 1908 Stanley K. What a great two-seater convertible.
This is one of the many motorbikes on display. They had several from very early to the newer style bikes.
This is a diorama with a steam engine and a cut away of a caboose. They did a very nice job and all the details were great.
This is another Stanley and I just love the details on it from all of the brass accents and pin striping. Just don't make them like that anymore.
This is a 1930 Bentley Speed Six. What a car, I think the hood is as long as the rest of the car.
This is one of the original travel trailers. It had kerosene lights, a water bucket and even a wood burning stove. Boy, talk about luxury.
This is a popcorn wagon.If we had this we could make some money in our travels.That is if Holly didn't eat all the profits.
Here is Holly trying to see if she would like driving a 1925 Ford Beach Wagon. What could be better then going to the beach in one of these.
The tide here at the park runs between 9 and 12 feet from low to high and it takes around 6 hours to go from high tide to low and another 6 to go from low to high. These two pictures are of the pier and float here at the park
These pictures are of the point here. The first is high tide and the second is a shot farther from the point showing how much the water level changes in 6 hours.
Well that's all for this month. This is my wine bottle holder. I refer to him as Captain Wine. I found him a pottery shop in the area. As soon as I saw him he spoke to me. He said "hey swabby, take me home and we will have a drink or two together". So between Captain Wine and Captain Morgan I'll sit back watch the tide run in and out and enjoy Maine and the good life with my best friend (that's Holly not the captains). Stop back next month and see who also showed up here in Maine to visit. I suppose I can let you all know where we are headed for the winter. We are headed to Distant Drum RV Park in Camp Verde Arizona. Now don't get crazy, I know we say we don't go back to the same place twice but that's the key. It's the same state but a whole different area. We will be up around Sedona which is an area we wanted to get to but didn't get the chance while we were there last winter. That's it. The Captain is calling so I need to go. See ya'll next month.
