You can see by the looks on both Carolyn and Teton's faces
that it was hot and muggy the morning we climbed Mt Megunticook,
but the view was gorgeous. It must have been nearly 1000
feet above the bay and even with the haze, I could see the wide
open space like a great plain and the islands in the distance.
It reminded me of Utah looking from the
foothills over the Great Salt Lake. The panoramic views of the west are
pretty rare out here in New England. I decided then to mark
Camden, Maine in my list of favorite places.The trail up the mountain was marked as "2" for difficulty in my Hiking New England guidebook and it was only about a mile and a half or so, but quite steep.
We spent most of the day hanging out in this park. There must have been 5 professional photographers out there hustling people to get a portraits taken. You can see by the way I'm dressed and the shadow on my face, that I was in no condition for a nice portrait. Next time I go, I'll remember to look nice when I hang out in the park and we can all take a family picture. (Carolyn doesn't need to be reminded to look nice - she always does, and Teton doesn't really care).
Teton is watching the fishermen bring their catch into the restaurant with great interest. We got a whole lobster for dinner, but he just licked it but wouldn't eat it. I ended up having to eat it because lobster is too good to waste. Carolyn was grossed out but she's used to it by now. I always say that a dog's mouth is cleaner than a human's mouth.
Teton met a friend on the dock named "Bosun". I had to look
this up but according to Webster, "bosun" is a variant of
"boatswain" defined as:
- a petty officer on a merchant ship having
charge of hull maintenance and related work.
