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Monday, August 19, 2002 * the adventure continues... Thought I'd start with a few more photos of the Pemaquid Point Area and Lighthouse... We were staying at a B&B in the Damariscotta area. This is where I stayed in July, 2000 when I went to the Audubon workshop on Hog Island. This serendipitous adventure changed my life and focused me on Maine as a place that I could easily choose to live. The B&B is called The Captain's House and is on the Damariscotta River in Newcastle - but within walking distance of the little town of Damariscotta - which has a main street consisting of a few shops (antique and otherwise), a few eating places (3 - I believe), 2 churches, a new library (which one of the locals said looks like a jailhouse - it is a stern red brick which stands out among the old white washed wood structures), and an old bookstore where the books are piled up everywhere and every which way in delightful abandon. I'm sure that there are some places I forgot to mention like the tiny visitor's center and a quaint little bakery/giftshop that runs out of fresh baked goods by 10am - and even others off the beaten path that we haven't yet ventured across. But in general, I find it a darling little town. We made this our base and explored the areas (harbor towns, beaches, and islands) as far north as Acadia National Park. Pemaquid Point was one of the first places we saw and definitely enjoyed the scenery. Don't you just love rocky coastlines? There's something wild and compelling about them... (makes me think of Tintagel and Lands End, England! - tho those places really blew me away when I first saw them in '96) When we left Pemaquid, we headed for Round Pond which has a story associated with it - nothing spectacular, but interesting all the same. It's said that the water at Round Pond was actually just that - a pond - which was opened up so that it became part of the harbor which empties into the ocean. There's not even a main street. But there is a general store that sells a supplies, penny candies, and a few souvenirs. And of course there are at least 3 restaurants by the water that sell - what else? Lobster! We ate so much fish and lobster (which we love) that the day we returned home, DH was in withdrawal from Tex-Mex and just HAD to run out to our local Luna de Noche for a fix. Will stop here for today and leave you with a photo of the Audubon Workshop buildings on Hog Island: More tomorrow... Rian |
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