09/21/2010
Today was a bit of a slower pace for us. At lease for Schick standards! We traveled a short distance to the town of Shelburne. This quaint harbor town was the first site on the Eastern seaboard for the construction of sailing ships. Many large sailboats were constructed during the peak days of this harbor town. The town is also known of the birthplace of the dory boat. There is a charming wharf area which was being transformed into a movie set. We learned that Hollywood was filming the movie Moby Dick here with shooting to begin in two weeks. Workers were busy constructing the fronts of buildings for the movie shoot. We had lunch on the wharf at the Sea Dog restaurant which had an outdoor eating area overlooking the bay. The restaurant also had Wi-Fi which allowed us to check the internet. Our meals were good and the sunny pleasant weather added to this experience. We left the town and traveled up the bay to Sandy Point where there is a lighthouse. During low tide you can walk the 50 yards out into the bay to the lighthouse. We were not able to do this as the tide was not yet low enough. We left the Shelburne area and returned to the house.
Once back at the house, we gathered up shovels and buckets and went clam digging in the bay outside the house. It took a bit of experimenting to learn the art of clam digging. Joan was most successful of all finding seven clams. John found several and Ellen found one. I explored the tidal pools and the outlining rocks while the digging was underway.
We will be cooking four one pound lobsters for dinner this evening. Not sure who is going to eat the clams!
We leave in the morning for Yarmouth and the afternoon ferry back to Bar Harbor. We can’t believe our time here is over. This is a beautiful country with wonderful, friendly, and rugged people. We hope to one day be able to return.
Here is a slideshow of pictures from today:
More later . . . .
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