The houses in this part of the world are so very charming and so varied in their charm that I could take hundreds of pictures, but then what would I do with them. Most of them are shingle or clapboard. Most are a good size and two story but some so tiny you wonder how even one person could live there. The flowers are breathtaking, an English garden sort of look with masses of them in wide borders. At one house facing the ocean on a rise, black eyed Susans edged the driveway in profusion all the way up to the house. There are also lots of pots of geraniums everywhere and window boxes. The little cottage pictured is like a painting. It nestles right next to a public pier in a small town on the peninsula flanking Boothbay Harbor.
Though the prediction for t
oday is a hign of 80, it is overcast and a fog hangs over the water, so it stays much cooler especially when you are by the shore. We drove down both sides of the Harbor today looking at the quieter side of the area. The views would have been breathtaking if one could have seen the sea. Next to this foggy rock is a public beach where the YMCA has brought a group of children. Though they are in swimsuits, they do not get in the water, which is very cold. And in fact, at this point, I am wearing a jacket as the sea breeze is quite cool.
oday is a hign of 80, it is overcast and a fog hangs over the water, so it stays much cooler especially when you are by the shore. We drove down both sides of the Harbor today looking at the quieter side of the area. The views would have been breathtaking if one could have seen the sea. Next to this foggy rock is a public beach where the YMCA has brought a group of children. Though they are in swimsuits, they do not get in the water, which is very cold. And in fact, at this point, I am wearing a jacket as the sea breeze is quite cool.We explored a general store serving a beach community and find they carry an amazing variety of food by only displaying about three of each thing. In addition to common items, they carry gourmet selections, like frozen appetizers and jars of pasta sauce in varieties I do not know for $6.95 a jar. They also serve lobster rolls, pizza and hamburgers and have a deli of sorts.
In choosing a dinner spot, we peruse menus online to find that most of the places are mundane in their sameness. Fried or broiled seafood with slaw and french fries. An occasional steak or ribs. Then we spot the Boathouse Bistro which has a tapas menu as well as several interesting entrees. It is right on the waterfront next to where we have parked previously. There is now a light rain falling. Right across from the restaurant is a bowling alley which appears to date waaaay back
. Peeking in we see more lanes than we imagined, and small bowling balls which people hold in two hands and hurl between their legs. It also has a game room and serves burgers and dogs. This is where you park the children while you shop.
. Peeking in we see more lanes than we imagined, and small bowling balls which people hold in two hands and hurl between their legs. It also has a game room and serves burgers and dogs. This is where you park the children while you shop.At the Boathouse we each order two tapas and a salad. Gene got chipolte chicken in a little tortilla bowl and beef emanadas, I got goat cheese stuffed prawns and lobster/crab cakes. The food was excellent with complex flavors. We later learned the chef is a female from Austria. She does a really good job. When we emerged, the rain had stopped and the skies were clearing. Also for the first time we see the harbor at high tide. Look how pretty it is with the mossy rocks hidden. We have already seen so much, it is hard to believe this is only the second day in Maine.
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