A day of exploring the tentacles of Mid-Coast Maine. Rugged, rocky and salty tough. Lobsters everywhere – as common as you like. Mixed up little things with its\u00a0brain located in its throat, its nervous system in its abdomen, its teeth in its stomach and its kidneys in its head.\u00a0They were once regarded as the poor man’s protein, fed to prisoners and used as pet food. How quickly things change from rags to riches.<\/p>\n

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Another glorious morning<\/p><\/div>\n

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Swing time<\/p><\/div>\n

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A walk around Saltwater Farm Campground<\/p><\/div>\n

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Driving along Route 32<\/p><\/div>\n

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Typical Maine coastline<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lunch stop\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n

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Glorious sunny day<\/p><\/div>\n

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Happily waiting for lunch<\/p><\/div>\n

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Selfie<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nothing to write home about, best part of lunch was the company<\/p><\/div>\n

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At least it was fresh off the boat<\/p><\/div>\n

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Baby Boy O seemed to think it was finger licking good<\/p><\/div>\n

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Car park change after a big poopsplosion<\/p><\/div>\n

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Off to the light house<\/p><\/div>\n

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It wouldn’t be Maine without a lighthouse…<\/p><\/div>\n

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…fog bell…<\/p><\/div>\n

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…or a rocky coastline<\/p><\/div>\n

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Risky business<\/p><\/div>\n

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View from the lighthouse museum which houses a stuffed 28 pound lobster<\/p><\/div>\n

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We took it in turns to see the lighthouse. On return Baby Boy O was wailing. What did daddy do to you?!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Which quickly turned into his first big laugh<\/p><\/div>\n

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It was all rainbows and unicorns and ice cream after that<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yesterday’s post: Ice Bucket Horsing Around<\/a><\/p>\n

Tomorrow’s post: Long Walks in Owl’s Head and Rockland<\/a><\/p>\n

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