Monday 18th October
At 4.05pm we crossed the border into Maine. We had a brief trip through New Hampshire but I'm saving that bit for when we hit NH for real.
Arrived in Ongunquit and can only get internet connection in the hotel lobby so checked my emails and headed up to get ready for our lobster bake dinner. We almost had the restaurant to ourselves, there was only 1 other couple in there. The food was great and the entertainment even better. The dinner was a very messy affair so we all had bibs to wear, mine kindly put on by Tom. I was surprised to find the lobster shell very soft and spongy compared to our crayfish. I thought they were both the same thing, now I know better. The owner of the restaurant was the entertainment for the evening and needed a back up band, so 4 of our group got up to help him, Tom taking on the bass 'guitar'. MJ told us about one of her tour groups getting creative with whatever they could find on the table, with the winner creating a mermaid. Sorry, I didn't get a copy of MJ's photo for you. I figured I should get into the spirit of things and come up with something creative too, and being the time of year it is I opted for a Christmas theme. Can you figure out what it was I made?
At 4.05pm we crossed the border into Maine. We had a brief trip through New Hampshire but I'm saving that bit for when we hit NH for real.
Arrived in Ongunquit and can only get internet connection in the hotel lobby so checked my emails and headed up to get ready for our lobster bake dinner. We almost had the restaurant to ourselves, there was only 1 other couple in there. The food was great and the entertainment even better. The dinner was a very messy affair so we all had bibs to wear, mine kindly put on by Tom. I was surprised to find the lobster shell very soft and spongy compared to our crayfish. I thought they were both the same thing, now I know better. The owner of the restaurant was the entertainment for the evening and needed a back up band, so 4 of our group got up to help him, Tom taking on the bass 'guitar'. MJ told us about one of her tour groups getting creative with whatever they could find on the table, with the winner creating a mermaid. Sorry, I didn't get a copy of MJ's photo for you. I figured I should get into the spirit of things and come up with something creative too, and being the time of year it is I opted for a Christmas theme. Can you figure out what it was I made?