Saturday, First Day of Exploring!!

As usual, I was the first one up. The deal was I could call Diane and Betts anytime after 7:30 AM. So I was very polite, I waited until 7:45!!! Thought that Diane would join me for the first walk of the day around the village of Rockland, but no, they wanted to meet us for breakfast in 30 minutes. So Karen was awake enough to know that breakfast was in 30 minutes and I was out the door.

Brilliant sunshine bouncing off the bay greeted me…too bright to look at. The water was like a magnet pulling me close. Clear blue skies but the wind is still blowing really hard, so it is more than chilly out!! Walked around part of the boardwalk, then up through the side streets of the village. Nice brisk walk to get the blood rolling. Was still the first one in the restaurant for breakfast, then Karen and then Diane and Betts. Not much of a continental breakfast…poor pickings, and since we were here on a time share, we paid $8 for it!!! No one even asked for the ticket we were supposed to turn in for our meal. Won’t do that again!!!

First job of the day was to see if I could find a replacement cable for my camera. Found a Radio Shack. They didn’t have a cable, but something better and cheaper. A USB drive that accommodates the camera’s card. Very cool. I still love technology!!!

So off we went!! First stop of the day was Pemaquid Light House. We weren’t actually there for the lighthouse but for the rocks the lighthouse sits on!!

Check out the pictures you will see why…all the rocks are uplifted, so they are on their sides rather than flat as you would expect to see them!! From there to the Pemaquid Beach and Salt Marsh, then to Ft. Wm. Henry, then lunch at The Cupboard, yummy food, which none of us except Karen could eat all of!!

Then we went into Damariscotta to wander through the shops and check out their pumpkin decorations. Got lost for a while in a bookstore, which I am prone to do, found a history book on prehistoric Scotland, which I am also prone to do.

From Damariscotta we made our way to the Whaleback Shell Midden, a prehistoric site where the natives ate their oysters and discarded the shells. Originally there were huge mounds of these shells, but leave to man to find a way to commercialize and then destroy the site. Not much is left today, but in the hands of Diane and Betts we learned more than the average visitor.

From there we were looking for a farmstand, in our mid-western lingo that translates into a road side vegetable stand. Beth had a sign on the main road, so we followed her directions. Finally found her ‘stand’….some stand….huge, bustling, lots of business and lots of semis waiting to be loaded. Karen and I bought some of our fresh vegetables for the week.

Finally we made it back to the condo. It was a long, delightful day. Hoping that Karen and I will do as well on our own once Diane and Betts head home!!