Carolyn and I spent eight wonderful days in Maine and Massachusetts with our good friends Ellie and Ruth Price. After arriving at Boston Logan we took the RT 1 scenic coastal route up to Bar Harbor for a three day stay in the Ivy Manor Inn. We toured Acadia Park on Oli's Trolley in the misty rain, stopping at Thunder Hole, but were lucky to have it clear in the evening to get pictures from the peak of Cadillac Mountain. The following morning Carolyn and I took a 1 hour Waco Biplane ride in "Miss Charlotte", enjoying a most beautiful morning sight seeing flight of the area and all of the light houses. After landing we drove over to the opposite side of Mount Desert Island and found a remote private fishery at Goose Cove and received a personal tour of a lobster wharf and two work boats. That evening we had dinner at Poor Boys Gourmet restaurant and the fried clams and lobster bisque was excellent. The next day on our way to Booth Bay Harbor we stopped at the Penobscot River Observatory and Fort Knox at Buckport for a view 400 feet above the river then took a guided tour of the fort. We had lunch at Belfast harbor. We drove through Damariscotta and arrived at Brown's Wharf for two nights in Booth Bay Harbor. The next day we took a 2.5 hour, 44 mile open sea and close-to-shore cruise up the Kennebec River on the "Island Lady" to Bath Iron Works and then back through the river passages. That evening Ellie and Ruth had their first lobster and steamers dinner on the Boothbay Lobster Wharf. On Sunday we had a nice Sunday Morning Meeting together then we were off to Pemaquid Point to tour the museum and up into the light for my very first time. Walking on the rocks brought back fond memories and lunch at the Sea Gull Shop was a real treat. We missed seeing Dewey and Bea Chase at their office. The highlight of the trip for me was to see Deidra Welch Turmelle at their Long Cove Point cottage and find out that her mother Dorrie is doing well. Remembering our first stay at the cottage in 1962 brought many found memories of family and friends. We then went to New Harbor and spent some time at Back Cove (above picture) before leaving for Rockport, Massachusetts, for two nights at the Peg Leg Inn overlooking the ocean of the beautiful Cape Ann area.
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