Thursday afternoon Curt took me back across into Maine. We've gone back and forth across the U.S./Canada border so many times now that we're getting to know the border patrol from both countries by name. In fact, we seem to be running into people we know everywhere we go. That's the advantage of a small town...or, in this case, a couple of small towns close together.
Curt dropped me off at One of my favorite places, Wags and Wool, Lubec's yarn and knitting shop. This climate has rekindled my "knitting bug." Working with wool is something I just don't do much of in Texas...it's way too hot there! On Thursday afternoons Wags and Wool "Sip and Knit" where anyone can come and knit and share refreshments. I enjoyed a couple of very pleasant hours with Karen, the co-owner of the shop. I also made great progress on a hat I'm designing.
After dinner, another order of delicious Brazilian Stew that we discovered last week, we took in the beautiful sunset, fog, and scenic water views before retiring to our campsite. I'll show you some of the sights we enjoyed:
The old herring pickling shed reflected in the bay.
Roosevelt Bridge in the foggy distance, which connects U.S. And Canada
The sun slanting through the fog to just touch some nearby objects. Canadian lighthouse in the distance.
Curt almost waist high in grass, historic herring processing buildings in background.
Lubec Elementary school playground in the fog.
Canadian Sunset
Sunset behind salmon hatching cages.
If Thursday was mellow and laid-back, we made up for it Friday! We were up early because we wanted to catch the ferry from Campobello Island to Eastport, Maine. The trip involves an intermediate stop at Deer Island, also in Canada. The whole trip with ferry transfers takes an hour and a half one way. This is a distance that would take about 6 minutes to drive, if there were a way to do that. But the ferry is a very pleasant way to travel, and quite scenic. There's always the possibility of seeing whales eon route as well, as we near the Northern Hemisphere's largest whirlpool, named Old Sow. We didn't see any whales yesterday, but we did catch sight of some porpoises, diving in tandem. That was a treat!
Here are a few ferry shots:
Eastport in the distance, off the bow of the ferry.
Curt calming a little dog who was shivering in fear if the strange boat noises and floating sensations.
Passing another ferry on the way.
If the weather is nice (which it was!), everyone gets out of their cars and stands around to visit. The ferries take drive-ons, walk-ons and bike-ons. Thirty eight years ago Curt and I did a 2 week bicycle trip in the Gulf Islands (Pacific Coast, Puget Sound), riding our bikes onto the ferries from island to island, and then bicycling and camping on the islands. This time, however, we were just walking on.
It took the librarians in the historic library to clear up the mystery. Lubec is the easternmost TOWN in the U.S., while Eastport is the easternmost CITY. So everybody gets their claim to fame!
And here's the library in Eastport:
The beautiful windows from inside:
Eastport has many shops and art galleries. It's much more developed than Lubec. We made our way to the much-acclaimed Quoddy Bay Lobster Comany and for lunch we had...of course...lobster! This time we split a meal between us. We made friends with Trena and Jenny, a mother and daughter from the Finger Lakes region of New York. They had never tackled a lobster before, and since we've had vast experience in the past week and a half, we coached them along. They managed just fine!
We met another great couple, Lynn Rupe and Grayden Wilson. They're doing much the same thing we are. They sold their house and are spending time traveling around the country in a motor home. They also love to bicycle. Lynn has multiple sclerosis, so a regular bike no longer works for her. She has had a recumbent bike modified for her needs with power acceleration and brakes...and she can zoom around on that machine, having more fun than you can imagine! Lynn is also a terrific artist. I've checked out her website, and if you're interested, you should, too. Her website is www.lynnrupe.com. We hope we'll reconnect with them during our travels, as we seem to be on somewhat similar trajectories.
The day was finished off with a terrific house concert at the home of Fred, one of our new music buddies in Lubec. The concert featured Frank Fotusky, a stellar blues artist. He has perfected the styles of many of the original masters of blues guitar.
We really enjoyed the concert, which lasted over 3 hours. It's such a treat to sit directly in front of a musician of that quality and be able to see every movement of his hands on the guitar. Tomorrow, Sunday, after Curt and I sing and play for the 11:00 service at the Congregational Church, Frank is giving a blues guitar workshop in the afternoon. You can bet I'll be there for that!
Have a wonderful Sunday and rest of the weekend, dear friends and family!
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