Saturday Evening, May 24
It has been several years since we went to my favorite Maine restaurant, because it is closed during the winter ~ and we always visit in January. Our second visit is for the bluegrass festival on Labor Day weekend ~ and we always have things to do and places to eat at the festival.
This visit made me want to start a new tradition of going to Maine each May.
We enjoy going here with Mark and Diane.
Yes, I think we will have to start a new tradition and go to Maine in May.
One highlight of going to this restaurant is seeing the resident osprey.
I think she is in the nest, because I caught a glimpse of movement.
Yes, she is there ~ as displayed in the lobby by the live camera
It appears that there are currently three eggs.
I love the atmosphere of this place.
We were pleased that there was a seat at the window overlooking Pleasant Cove.
The tide was just beginning to come in.
It was wonderful to enjoy a meal with Mark and Diane ~ one that neither of us had to grill or cook.
The others got fairly ordinary meals.
We enjoyed watching several gulls and birds ~ including this osprey search for food as the tide came in.
There are binoculars at each table.
The osprey in the nest began stirring ~ making her more visible.
After finishing our meal, Diane suggested that we take a back road drive to see what was on the other side of the cove.
Back road drives in a new area are one of my favorite things to do.
I’ll show you those pictures tomorrow night.
That looks like a fun place to eat a meal — and a delicious dinner! I love the expression on your face as you held up the lobster and corn!
It was delicious and is a great place to eat.
Wish I could hve been there with you. My mother was born in Augusta, Maine. We visited there once, in 1964. We were in Portland and also Rumford, and a lake somewhere..
You would have enjoyed being with us.
I forgot. We were in Bar Harbor too.
What a delightful interlude! We ate at a restaurant near the Outer Banks which had an osprey nest outside their window too ~ so fun! If you want, you can see it at this link: http://fwren.xanga.com/2009/08/27/589/
And the food looks fantastic, Doris! Did you manage to get that whole lobster down all by yourself? 🙂
The lobster wasn’t really that large. I ordered a small one, and since you only eat the claws and tail, there isn’t that much meat.