Portland, ME -2

It’s often good to stay a second day – more time to explore these towns we’re visiting. Portland is a very cute city…brick sidewalks, cobblestone streets, and repurposed commercial buildings. Lots of restaurants.

This marina has a floating restaurant: a converted ferry – huge, but elegant, with outdoor seating offering lovely harbor views. The harbor is full of beautiful modern yachts and historic sailboats. Last night, an antique schooner was ghosting by under the full moon. Lovely.

We’ll eat there again tonight: the food is excellent (surprisingly). Last night, I had crispy oysters in a lettuce wrap, and they were sensational.

In contrast, my lunch today was week-old deli on week-old bread. Yummy.

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Connie arrives in a few hours, so I spent the entire morning cleaning the boat to ensure that it’s “girl clean” as opposed to “guy clean”. Freedom looks pretty good. It will last about one day, but that’s OK. Drinking lots of water!

The Internet here SUCKS, so we’ve spent the time listening to Joni Mitchel’s “Blue” album. Not a bad way to pass an hour or two.

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Connie is here! Her Uber driver delivered her to the restaurant door, just as they called our table. What planning!

Here’s a photo of her enjoying DiMillo’s famous Double Lobster Dinner (one steamed and one stuffed). And a shot of us enjoying the (still) full moon.

Tomorrow, we are off to Boothbay Harbor, ME

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BTW, apropos of nothing, I forgot to mention that Boston was MASKED UP! Not everyone, but probably 30%. And out of nowhere, an app appears on your phone offering to tell you if you are near a Covid “hot spot”. They are really freaking out about the variant(s).

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