Lighthouses and Sunset
I was up early, but the innkeeper, Ann, was up earlier with a full pot of coffee ready to go. I sat outside on the veranda with my coffee, smelling the fresh sea breeze and watched the day awake. The morning views included lobster boats heading out and kids and their dogs walking the long road to their school bus stop. Mona had a pretty good morning, too. ..she didn’t fall out of bed. For her, that was quite an accomplishment as the bed is seemingly taller than she is!
Breakfast was served beginning at 8:00 AM and ending at 9:00. That made it a bit of a challenge for Mona, but she literally rose to the occasion showing up bright and early, ready for her cranberry muffins, poached eggs and sausage. Totally yum!
Today was lighthouse day. We visited six lighthouses and got to go to the top of one, the Pemaquid Lighthouse near Boothbay. Amazing stories go with each lighthouse; The Portland Head Light was commissioned by George Washington, the Pemaquid is on the Maine quarter…..etc….etc. Many of them have tragic shipwrecks associated with them, with many lives lost in spite of the precautions of the lighthouses.
In between lighthouses we came to the Inn to visit the lobster dock just below. There we visited with Albert who runs the dock. He showed us how to sort lobsters, crabs and clams and told us a lot about the lobster industry. We learned a lot about how the lobster that cost $3.99 turns into a $36 lobster in Central Illinois.
At the top of Pemaquid Lighthouse |
We had dinner at Cooks. Hard to believe, but this may have topped our list of great meals for the trip. We hope to go back again tomorrow to verify!
(BTW, did I mention that not only do you not lock your room door, they also don’t lock the front doors of the Inn at night?!?)
Going up the lighthouse |
Lighthouse light |
Cristie/ 03.10.2012
Three lighthouse light is awesome. I would sneak downstairs at night and lock the front door, back door and all the windows!!!! love the pictures!! So beautiful