A day by the Atlantic Ocean

Another gorgeous day.  Today we are at Land's End, on Bailey Island.
This is the last place on this island that is connected to the Mainland.
There are several island all around, some inhabited and others not.
The coast of Maine has lots of areas like this.

Linda, my sister, walking on the small beach.

Of course there is another gift shop.
There are lots of these.  Have to check them out.  Maybe they will
have the perfect souvenir to take home. 

Monument by the beach.

What this one says.

Butterfly is a Painted Lady.

Today's lunch spot.
Cook's Lobster and Ale House.

We had a great view of the Cribstone Bridge.
Gravity holds the stacked granite blocks a top one another.
It connects Orr and Bailey Island.   The roadway itself is just wide
enough for two cars to pass each other.  It does become interesting when
a semi truck crosses it.

It is an interesting structure, built in 1927.

Well, look at that, another Lobster Roll for me!
I could have eaten more Lobster Rolls while I was in Maine.
They were so good!!

Our server was nice enough to take a picture of all of us.
The food and ale was so good!

There were even a few old roses still in bloom!
These are the ones that grown on tall old bushes, and seem
wild in nature.

Well would you look at that.  A flamingo lobster boat!

What a view from here.

This area lends to beautiful views of the Casco Bay coastline going back
to 500 million years.  It is considered a geologists dream.
Layers of mud formed the sedimentary rock along with deposts of mineral
that crystalizsed into quartz and garnet.  Movement in the Earth's crust pushed
the rock layers upward. Hot magma flowed into one large crack and
formed a vertical seam of dark basalt, known to scientist as an intrusive
volcanic dike.  Erosion of the basalt during 200 million years led to what is call the
Giant's Stairs. (Courtesy of Harpswell Heritage Land Trust.)

Very interesting coast. Linda let me know that if I fell, she was not
rescuing me.  She would call for help, however.

Rosehips.

It was a beautiful view.

Gull enjoying the sun!

As we headed back home, we crossed the Cribstone Bridge, and looked
back at where we had lunch.
Another wonderful day was had by all of us.  Linda said, even though
they lived in Maine, they never get tired of bringing guests to see these
sites. 
More adventures to come.

Mary

Off to see the sights

One stop for Linda and I was the Maine Beer Company in Freeport.
How better to decide what beer you would like then to
order up a flight.  For those that are not aware of what that means,
You pay a flight price, $10.00 and can sample in this case 4 different beers.

We got to sample, lunch, dinner, peepers and mean old Tom.
The mean old tom was Linda's.  It was made of coffee, dark chocolate,
and aged on vanilla beans.

We did let them pick them out for us.  We liked all of their choices.

Blue Jay outside the kitchen window.

I think he was looking for acorns.

First stop on our trip for the day, Red's Eats.
Lobster was going for $22.00 a pound.
This please has been featured on "Diners, Drive In's and Dives."
It is said to be the best place for Lobster Rolls.

Ron is not a seafood lover, so the hamburger, which is hidden by the Lobster Rolls,
is on the right! The most expensive lunch as there is at least a pound of lobster on
each sandwich.

There is a small patio on the backside where you can take your food
once you receive it.  These people are waiting after they had placed
their order.

Linda captured me bringing our tray.

In the summer the line is long, but well worth the wait.
This day our line wasn't too bad.

There were a couple more lobster shacks a cross the street.  Most of these will be closed
for the season soon.  In fact, Red's closed the next weekend after we were there.

Here is my sandwich.  I have to say it was the most delicious lobster roll.
I enjoyed every last bit!!

Then we were on to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens,
in Boothbay. This flower is about 6 inches tall.  It reminds you
of a thistle, only a giant one!  It was gorgeous.

The pictures do not do this place justice.  It was our only gray day, and
the setting was beautiful.  This was the children's garden.  We did not
get to cover it all. A child would have a fun time. There was so much
to see in this space.

There was even a lilac in bloom.  

The all of the gardens was decorated for fall.
I think this person was taking a short rest break.

The stream still have water lilys in bloom.  It was strange, as it was not a warm
and sunny.

Linda found a friend to talk too.

A painted lady butterfly was taking a rest break.
Loved those zinnia's.

Ron was not so sure about the person hanging from the windmill.

The red leaves were so pretty.

Ron said stand by the whale rock.

He didn't say it was going to spout!!

Check out these sweet peas.
I love that color.  Who knew they come in a variety of colors.

This little guy was enjoying his berry.

It had rained there earlier in the day.
The lambs ear was so pretty with the raindrops.

Hydrangea was still blooming.  Such a pretty blue.

Another area in the garden.

Linda and Jim resting before we explored more.

On our way home we passed a group of scarecrows at the bus stop.

More of those scarecrows waiting.

On our way back home, we saw one of the latest Navy ships being built at the Bath
Iron Works.  Not sure what this will be used for.  It was interesting looking.
Another day of fun was behind us. Not as much sun, but that did not
dampen our spirits.  After all we had lobster rolls.  How can you beat that?

More adventures to come.
Mary