After our adventure on the high seas, we had a delicious lunch at the Lobster Dock, as you saw in the previous post. We were careful not to stuff ourselves, since we saw a "Homemade Ice Cream" shop and a candy shop on our way there. After a 10 minute walk back from the Lobster Dock to downtown Boothbay Harbor, we stopped by the taffy shop, where you can watch them pull the taffy and see the machine that chops off little pieces and wraps them.
The surprise of the day was next to the taffy shop - there's a duckpin bowling alley next door! The duckpins are tall and thin, and instead of regular bowling balls, you roll smaller ones with no holes in them. There were no open lanes, but we might give it a try tomorrow.
And then it was on to the ice cream parlor. There were so many flavors, it was hard to choose. I went with Maine Blueberry, Jeff got Cookies and Cream, Henry got mango sherbet and Ruth got watermelon sherbet. Two thumbs up all around. We're already thinking about what we'll get tomorrow. I'm thinking Black Cherry or Blueberry Cheesecake. Henry and Ruth both agreed their grandfather would love it there.
We then hit the souvenir shops and picked up a few things. We all got a t-shirt, and Henry and I found a lobster boat Christmas ornament.
While the coals got hot, Ruth and I walked down by the water at the campground and took some pictures. Here's one of my favorites.
Dinner tonight was turkey burgers and hot dogs back at the campsite. I also threw some foil-wrapped potatoes into the fire, and they came out perfect. For dessert: roasted marshmallows.
Tomorrow we plan to head back to Boothbay Harbor to check out the aquarium (Henry swears they'll let him pet a shark there), eat more seafood, and take a harbor boat tour to learn about lobstering and check out the seals who live on rocks along a nearby island. That is, if Ruth will get back on a boat. Henry's working on getting her to yes.
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