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Michaele & Liz Visit from Pittsburgh

Our visitors from Pittsburgh are here once again to enjoy the coast of Maine. We'll show them a good time---as well as we are able! Follow our week together by checking in here frequently!
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Picking them up at the airport, this man is standing nearby....Arab??? He speaks English!
Picking them up at the airport, this man is standing nearby....Arab??? He speaks English!		 Breakfast: Day One
Breakfast: Day One		 PM: Pemaquid, Michaele puts her shoes on...better to climb ledges!
PM: Pemaquid, Michaele puts her shoes on...better to climb ledges!
And here's what we have come....
And here's what we have come....		 ....to see! This and....
....to see! This and....		 ....this! Ledges to the sea in front of the light.
....this! Ledges to the sea in front of the light.
Liz walks down to get a better view.
Liz walks down to get a better view.		 Ron and Michaele in front of the light getting ready to come here...
Ron and Michaele in front of the light getting ready to come here...		 7BayLady3.jpg
7BayLady3.jpg
...to the ledges.
...to the ledges.		 Oh, Look! A Chipmunk...TWO chipmunks!
Oh, Look! A Chipmunk...TWO chipmunks!		 It's chilly and wet, but lovely just the same!
It's chilly and wet, but lovely just the same!
Back in Damariscotta, we check out the sales and....
Back in Damariscotta, we check out the sales and....		 ....make a visit to the bookstore.
....make a visit to the bookstore.		 Michaele and...
Michaele and...
...Liz write postcards home at the bookstore cafe.
...Liz write postcards home at the bookstore cafe.		 And we all get ready to go home for lunch.
And we all get ready to go home for lunch.		 While everyone naps, Ron reads to Roosevelt News.
While everyone naps, Ron reads to Roosevelt News.
The first evening, we go to Brown's Wharf...
The first evening, we go to Brown's Wharf...		 ...for dinner. What's on the menu?
...for dinner. What's on the menu?		 Lobster, Lobster, Lobster, turkey and clams!
Lobster, Lobster, Lobster, turkey and clams!
Delicious ....and good company too!
Delicious ....and good company too!		 After dinner, we go onto the wharf...
After dinner, we go onto the wharf...		 ....to look at the harbor....
....to look at the harbor....
....and take pictures.
....and take pictures.		 Michaele captures....
Michaele captures....		 ....this!!
....this!!
Then we go to explore the Catholic Church...Our Lady of Peace.
Then we go to explore the Catholic Church...Our Lady of Peace.		 And the evening ends in peace.....
And the evening ends in peace.....		 ....the epitomy of peace!
....the epitomy of peace!
Day Two: Starts at Robinson's Wharf...
Day Two: Starts at Robinson's Wharf...		 ....where we lunch outside.
....where we lunch outside.		 These triplets eat at the next table.
These triplets eat at the next table.
It's a cloudy, but pleasant day.
It's a cloudy, but pleasant day.		 And the food is good.
And the food is good.		 Michaele
Michaele
We stop back in town to pick up our cruise tickets for Thursday night.
We stop back in town to pick up our cruise tickets for Thursday night.		 Then it's off to Enchantments, a mystical store...
Then it's off to Enchantments, a mystical store...		 ....where Michaele can't get enough and we wait outside.
....where Michaele can't get enough and we wait outside.
Liz checks out the price on the mermaid.
Liz checks out the price on the mermaid.		 Then we giftshop hop...view from rear window.
Then we giftshop hop...view from rear window.		 Day 3: Belted Galloway cows outside Camden.
Day 3: Belted Galloway cows outside Camden.
We take the ferry to Islesboro and this stained glass window is in the ferry terminal.
We take the ferry to Islesboro and this stained glass window is in the ferry terminal.		 Islesboro is a small island in Penobscott Bay.
Islesboro is a small island in Penobscott Bay.		 To get there, we take a 20 minute ferry ride across the bay....
To get there, we take a 20 minute ferry ride across the bay....
...and arrive in Gilkey Harbor.
...and arrive in Gilkey Harbor.		 This is the one of a few churches on the island.
This is the one of a few churches on the island.		 And this is the lovely tree of life window inside.
And this is the lovely tree of life window inside.
But the Baptists are not to be out-done. How often can this be seen anywhere?
But the Baptists are not to be out-done. How often can this be seen anywhere?		 A lovely, old, apple orchard on the island.
A lovely, old, apple orchard on the island.		 And since it's a island, there is water all around...
And since it's a island, there is water all around...
...with a lighthouse to greet...
...with a lighthouse to greet...		 ....and send off as the ferry slips away from the dock.
....and send off as the ferry slips away from the dock.		 There are gorgeous views to enjoy as we ferry back to the mainland.
There are gorgeous views to enjoy as we ferry back to the mainland.
Time for conversation and...
Time for conversation and...		 ....picture-taking.
....picture-taking.		 At the slip, people walk off the ferry.
At the slip, people walk off the ferry.
Then we head for Mt. Battie outside Camden to catch the view and eat our picnic.
Then we head for Mt. Battie outside Camden to catch the view and eat our picnic.		 Here's the view...
Here's the view...		 ....and here's Michaele talking w/ Carol.
....and here's Michaele talking w/ Carol.
Then Ron talks to Carol as...
Then Ron talks to Carol as...		 ....Liz catches the scenery!
....Liz catches the scenery!		 Day 4: Waiting for our cruise on the Bay Lady. Michaele gets her snuggies on.
Day 4: Waiting for our cruise on the Bay Lady. Michaele gets her snuggies on.
Waiting to sail.
Waiting to sail.		 Casting off from the dock and...
Casting off from the dock and...		 ....raising the sails is woman's work!
....raising the sails is woman's work!
Half way up....
Half way up....		 ....we're off! The water is cold!
....we're off! The water is cold!		 Soaking up the sun and breezes
Soaking up the sun and breezes
The Bay Lady at the dock...first boat.
The Bay Lady at the dock...first boat.		 Day Five: Starts at the Ocean Point Inn for breakfast followed by...
Day Five: Starts at the Ocean Point Inn for breakfast followed by...		 ....a drive around the Point. We find Teddy & Charlie trying...
....a drive around the Point. We find Teddy & Charlie trying...
....to make some money selling seashore treasures and we BITE!
....to make some money selling seashore treasures and we BITE!		 We then check out the small chapel where Liz makes another 3 wishes....
We then check out the small chapel where Liz makes another 3 wishes....		 ....and we enjoy the stained glass.
....and we enjoy the stained glass.
Then it's back to Pemaquid...
Then it's back to Pemaquid...		 .....where we walk down to ledges to sit....
.....where we walk down to ledges to sit....		 ....by the water,
....by the water,
...to talk and ....
...to talk and ....		 ....enjoy the sound of the surf.
....enjoy the sound of the surf.		 The ledges at this place are hard to capture to show their true mass...
The ledges at this place are hard to capture to show their true mass...
....and expanse, but we'll try!
....and expanse, but we'll try!		 These shots show...
These shots show...		 ...the immensity of the place.
...the immensity of the place.
Our visit ends with a picnic.
Our visit ends with a picnic.		 Other people are here to see the views....
Other people are here to see the views....		 ....which include this scene from the bell house.
....which include this scene from the bell house.
That evening we head out for a Booze and Schmooze Cruise....(How did you like that alliteration?)
That evening we head out for a Booze and Schmooze Cruise....(How did you like that alliteration?)		 ....where we catch a foggy sunset....now and
....where we catch a foggy sunset....now and		 Later.
Later.
Day 7: Finds Michaele & Liz reading on the deck...
Day 7: Finds Michaele & Liz reading on the deck...		 ....while we wait for....
....while we wait for....		 ....a high school buddy of Ron's to show up for....
....a high school buddy of Ron's to show up for....
....a short reminisce and visit.
....a short reminisce and visit.		 Then it's off for lunch at the fisherman's Co-op and...
Then it's off for lunch at the fisherman's Co-op and...		 ....a final sail on the Bay lady.
....a final sail on the Bay lady.
It's a calm ride, so the captain has time to give us the history of the Friendship sloop.
It's a calm ride, so the captain has time to give us the history of the Friendship sloop.		 The sails go up and ....
The sails go up and ....		 ....we're on our way around Boothbay Harbor.
....we're on our way around Boothbay Harbor.
We won't soon forget this young lady...ask Liz about it!
We won't soon forget this young lady...ask Liz about it!		 The last evening we have dinner at Brown's wharf where Michaele works hard eating twins!
The last evening we have dinner at Brown's wharf where Michaele works hard eating twins!		 Outside it's foggy, but the old salt is bathed in artificial light.
Outside it's foggy, but the old salt is bathed in artificial light.
Go'in home day: Morning reading...
Go'in home day: Morning reading...		 ....after packing.
....after packing.		 In Portland, we make a stop at Hamilton Marine to get out of the rain...
In Portland, we make a stop at Hamilton Marine to get out of the rain...
....even the big jackets look good in this weather!
....even the big jackets look good in this weather!		 Then it's full circle and we're back at Portland Jetport for...
Then it's full circle and we're back at Portland Jetport for...		 ....a sad 'farewell.' See you again SOON---we HOPE!
....a sad 'farewell.' See you again SOON---we HOPE!
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tom 16-Aug-2004 12:47
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