Any trip to Maine needs to include an incredible seaside meal of lobster. A friend in Florida gave us directions to Cook’s Lobster House on a spit of land on the north end of Bailey Island south of Brunswick overlooking Casco Bay. We headed there today for a midday feast overlooking the docks where the lobster are unloaded. We both ordered the Hot Lobster Roll. Chunks of lobster meat nestled with some lettuce inside a grilled bun served with drawn butter and with chips and slaw on the side. Total decadence! An absolute delight for the taste buds. But then we had to top it off with Jan’s award winning Blueberry Pie. The filling was amazing. Maine blueberries have such an intense blueberry flavor and then to be encased in flaky pastry and topped with premium vanilla ice cream. Wow! And fabulous service and a view of the world famous Cribstone Bridge!
Over a long weekend we sampled some of the myriad things to do in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, unique among national parks for it’s environmental reclamation, historic preservation, and recreational opportunities adjacent to the populous cities of Cleveland and Akron in northeastern Ohio. Can’t wait to return and explore more.
Our journey from Portsmouth, England to our home in Ohio might have been accomplished in about sixteen hours but my avoiding air travel we were able to enjoy a fifteen day journey home via train, ship, Uber, train, as well as our own feet and finally our personal vehicle.
It’s been a fascinating two day visit to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. We managed to pack in tours of the HMS Warrior, the HMS Victory as well ast Victory Live: The
Big Repair, and finally the Mary Rose. All were incredibly informative and well presented.
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