Pumpkin Patch RV Park is a special kind of place. It is just close enough to all the shore activities and just far enough away to be out of the tourist conjestion. It provides an excellent HUB for the Lobsterfest activities.
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| Our spot at Pumpkin Patch |
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| Lexie in their spacious dog park |
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| A common site from Pumpkin Patch |
Mary and I took a number of one day trips exploring the area. On one of our first trips we drove to Steuben, ME and checked out the Puffin Cruise.
It looked interesting so we signed up for the cruise. While in the area, we traveled down to Corea, ME and did Lunch on the Wharf.
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| Our view from Lunch on the Wharf |
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| Lunch on the Wharf |
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| Views from Lunch on the Wharf |
As mentioned, we signed up for the Puffin Cruise and 2 days later we were underway. Oh, did I mention that the Puffin breeding season was past, so there were no Puffins. We did a nature cruise instead. Seals and Bald Eagles.
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| Low tide, and the long walk out to the boat. |
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| Our Tour Guide and the boat captain |
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| A Land Bridge |
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| A remote camera positioned on top to observe Peregrine Falcon nest |
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| Our Puffin Cruise boat |
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| We did see seals. Or did they see us? |
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| Seen along the way |
After our trip we headed up the coast about 6 miles to the small village of Millbridge and Chipmans Wharf for lunch.
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| Tanks full of live lobsters |
On another day we took a day trip with friends Pete & Donna to Belfast, ME.
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| Belfast Harbor |
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| The Nautilus Restaurant where we had lunch |
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| More Belfast Harbor |
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| Lobster traps everywhere |
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| Us at Belfast Harbor |
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| Lunch at The Nautilus |
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| More Belfast Harbor |
On another day, we took a trip to Schoodic Peninsula which is part of Acadia National Park.
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| Watching Lobstermen at work off Schoodic Peninsula |
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| Off Frazier Point, Schoodic |
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| Schoodic Peninsula |
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| View from Frazier Point towards Winter Harbor |
Another day trip had us driving to Stonington, ME
And what an enjoyable trip this was. Stonington was about 65 miles southeast of us and well worth the trip, Some photos of Stonington.....
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| Stonington Harbor |
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| Stonington Harbor |
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| Some of the sights of the harbor |
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| Stonington Harbor |
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| Lunch at Harbor Cafe, Stonington |
One of the places we were advised to visit while in the Stonington area was Nervous Nellies. We found it. And were we surprised at what we found!
The sign turned out to be deceiving. Not only were there Jams and Jellies, there was:
It is really hard to describe this place. You just have to see it to believe it. Thanks to Pete & Donna for clueing us in......
One last trip we took before Lobsterfest started and that was to go back to Belfast and lunch at Youngs Lobster Pound.....
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| Low tide view across Belfast Harbor from Youngs |
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| Belfast Harbor |
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| Looking across to The Nautilus Restaurant where we had lunch a few days previous. |
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| Lunch- what else but Lobster |
Our day trips are done. Now time to concentrate on the main event. The Escapees Northeast Chapter 3 Lobsterfest.
