Happy Birthday John!
Now for the main event of the day ~ the Cabbage Island tour.
We walked over the footbridge to pier 6 .
We boarded the Bennie Alice and headed for the island. The excursion included a tour of the harbor on our way out to the island. The weather was perfect and it was a beautiful day to be out on the water.
A private home on an island in the harbor. We could see this island from our room so it was fun to go past it up close.
One of the many, many lighthouses ~ we love every one!
Another ~ each a little different and sad to know it is an era gone by. Light houses are all electronic now so no need for the keepers.
The "pea pod." A small boat provided for the light house keepers to go to the store for groceries.
Cabbage Island on the left and little Brussels Sprout on the right. The island got its name from the crop grown there ~ cabbage, fertilized with kelp from its shores.
In 1986 the Moore family purchased the island and reestablished the traditional clambake.
What a process!
The first grill is potatoes, corn, and eggs. The second is lobster and the third clams ~ all wrapped in seaweed. Traditionally the egg was the "timer." When the egg was cooked, everything else would be ready too ~ now it is just tradition.
We all sat at picnic tables (there were tables in a lodge also if needed) and then the fog horn blew and everyone lined up ~ (so funny)
They loaded us up ~
Happy Birthday John! First course, fish chowder. Next, two lobster, one dozen clams, one corn on the cob, one baked potato, one hard boiled egg and dessert ~ Blueberry cake! He enjoyed every bite.
Thankfully we sat with locals that knew what to do with these things.
And after ~ the sea gulls moved in for the leftovers!
Right on the hot grill.
We felt exercise was in order after all of that so we hiked around the island. It reminded us of Chapel Island.
And at the gift shop, none other than 94 year old Bennie Alice herself.
The return through the harbor was beautiful ~ lobster boat checking traps
Our Lady Queen of Peace ~ most photographed church in Maine
Our B&B from the water ~ the smaller white house in the middle
We certainly weren't hungry for dinner so we drove out to Ocean Point ~
This old stone church is beautiful, the Wilson Memorial Chapel
And watched the sun set over the bay.
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