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October 10

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Diane knew we wanted to go to a location in Maine where we had never been. We left early Monday for a beautiful (northeast) drive on a fairly cool and cloudy day.

I find the landscape to be interesting when driving close to the ocean. It is quite different than Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Our first stop was Spear’s Farm Stand near Waldoboro, Maine.

This is what got our attention. I had just heard about the largest pumpkin in Maine and wondered if this was it. They said, “No, it lost by 6 pounds.” This one weighed 2,074 pounds. The largest weighed 2,080 pounds. However, they quickly told us they won last year with a 2,121-pound pumpkin. 🙂

We bought a few things before leaving.

It was drizzling by this time.

Diane is fun to travel with because she likes unusual stops and recognizes signs like this. It seemed to be the bakery for Borealis Breads. We enjoy purchasing a few items from their small store.

Rockport was our goal for the day.

It was slightly dreary and cool, but not raining when we got there.

It was a nice relaxing walk along the water.

The breakwater went to a lighthouse and is a popular walk.

We only went to the beginning of the breakwater wall but enjoyed everything going on around us.

Things that can gather at a breakwater.

The shoreline.

Cerwin and Diane

Mother and daughter

Someone saw us taking pictures and offered to take one of the three of us.

Following our walk, we came upon Andre the Seal in a shipyard area.

The old Rockport Lime Kilns were in the same parking lot.

About this time, we entered The Landings Restaurant in our GPS because we weren’t coming upon any restaurants – or they were closed.

Along the way we drove by a farm that had Belted Galloway cattle. I love to see them in a field.

As we signed in, I told the host that we had trouble finding a restaurant that was open. She said, “Yes, many are closing for the season.” She was closing the following Saturday. I asked how she will spend the winter. She said she sets up her food truck at the roadside part of their parking lot. She sells clam chowder and all kind of grilled cheese sandwiches. The only time she closes is on icy days.

Diane’s fish tacos

Yes! I got a taste of lobster in a BLT sandwich – bacon, lobster and tomato. It was delicious.

The view from the restaurant.

Diane thinks this is a blueberry field.

Same field with different lighting.

Maine has old, broken-down buildings too.

I didn’t expect to find this on our drive. Diane said she knew there was an Amish community in this area.

Before long we saw a few Amish carriages.

I told Diane that I would like to photograph an old Maine farm where the house and barn are connected. Before long we came upon this one.

Diane stopped so I could get a picture of the front of it. They usually have a barn and house separated with various kinds of buildings in between. These were built because of the long cold snowy winters. That way the farmer and his family could take care of the animals without going outside.

We stopped at Keller’s Bakery (no photo) who are friends of ours and Diane, for a few things, then here for apple cider before going home.

Mark and Diane harvested their sweet potatoes just before we arrived on Saturday evening. The large one on the left weighed 5 pounds and 9 ounces.

The pretty petunia outside their kitchen window.

I will close this day with a photo of the pretty hydrangeas next to their deck.