Wednesday 31 May 1995 Boothbay
Harbor, ME
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| What a view to wake up to. |
We ate at the restaurant attached to the hotel last night which has an
even more magnificent outlook than our room. As we ate we could watch the
setting sun gild everything and then see the water which was flat with barely a
ripple turn that peculiar silver tone which it takes on at dusk. A batter old
boat anchored in the bay looked for a moment as if it was made from beaten
copper as the last rays of the sun caught it.
We watched a seagull trying to
peck the rubber out of the door of a car, take a casual peck at the aerial and
then investigate the windscreen wipers before swooping off, it’s reflection
clear in the water below. All this and a tasty meal to boot. Cajun popcorn prawn
to start with – a meal in itself – followed
by Fettucine Alfred con Mare for Rab and fresh haddock for me. Neither
of us could finish our meals. Those American servings defeated us again – they
are huge.
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| The church in the morning light |
When we got back to the room, the old church on the other side of the
harbour had been floodlit and stood out like those little minutely detailed
balsawood buildings carefully carved and mounted for sale in souvenir shops in
the Far East. Small boats drifted here and
there, engines quietly turning over and navigation lights glowing. The
lighthouse in the distance flashed its double signal and the marker buoys in
the bay responded.
Peace!
We had a lazy day today. Having decided that the ambience of Boothbay
Harbor was such that it needed more time to savour we extended our stay by a
day. The forecast was for a warm day and it was – about 25C - so we had a lateish
breakfast and spent the morning exploring the town – the shops that is. We made
our way back to the hotel and after picking up our car, we just toured around
the area. It was a lovely day and we saw so many beautiful scenes it is
difficult to remember them all. The sun certainly makes a difference. 
After dropping off a couple of films for developing we went on down to
the Lobsterman’s Co-op on the other side of the harbour for an early meal. Rab
went for the shrimp dinner which was very good and I tried another lobster
which was only $9.75 compared with $13.50 at Ogunquit. But the body meat was
still tough and not as tasty as our crayfish. The claws were delicious but. It
was very pleasant sitting in the afternoon sun sipping or drinks, especially as
there were not too many visitors about yet.
Later we sat on our stoep back at the hotel watching the passing scene
and sipping on a bottle of Napa Valley Cab Sav while the sun set. When it got
cool we had a coffee and shared an enormous cinnamon scroll. Great Day!
(One of the places when we drove
around we found was a woodcarver who made the most magnificent signs and
nameplates for houses. We kept his details and in due course when we bought our
house in South Africa
we had him carve one for us – Rabshaven – a safe place for Rab. It made a
lovely memory of a great couple of days)
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