Woefully behind on the updates! Let's see.. my company enacted a summer hours policy that allowed me to take a few Fridays off in August. I used one for our second annual Portland trip, and first annual Silas birthday party. On the to-eat list were lobsters, steamers, clams, oysters, plenty of ice cream, and birthday cake, of course.
A few pictures:
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We started the trip off in Kennebunk. Unfortunately, we were too
early for the famed Nunan's lobster shack, and had to settle for
some steamers and a lobster from O'Reilly, across the street. I bet
they get a lot of consolation prize customers. |
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Grabbed some sangria from the general store
while we waited for the food to cook. |
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Amusement park at Old Orchard Beach. We won a stuffed dog
playing rigged carnie games. |
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| The pier at Old Orchard Beach. |
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| Portland Farmer's market: raspberries, blueberries and sour cherries. |
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| And goat cheese. Glorious goat cheese. |
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| Is this a fish market? Nope, just Hannaford's. |
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| My happy place. |
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| I'm the master oyster shucker! |
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| And eater. |
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The dock at Boothbay Harbor. I kept calling it
Booth-bee for some unknown reason. It's Booth Bay. |
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| A gift from Tim's parents: a night in their Harpswell cabin. |
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| Sunset at Bailey's Island en route to Giant Steps. |
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More sunset. We nearly died trying to get this shot.
Not pictured: Giant Steps Restaurant, Al fresco dining by cell
phone-light while being eaten alive by mosquitos. Home of the
best lobster and blueberry pie I've ever eaten. I will be back. |
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Bailey Island Bridge friends. This bridge is built
from limestone blocks. |
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| A river runs through it. Pretty cool! |
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| En route to the "Giant" Steps. |
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| Beautiful Harpswell. |
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Finished the trip with Fra Diavolo at Street & Co. We had an octopus
appetizer as well. This was pretty good, but couldn't shine a light on the
meal we had at Honey Paw the previous night. |
