Day 4 of vacation 2009:

Today was the day we were really looking forward to. I made plans for us to take a schooner from 1912 out to an island and have a lobster bake. We were sailing with Portland Schooner Company. The boat was fantastic. This is not our boat:



This is our boat:



There were so many interesting things to see and learn about the ship and the trip out to the island was great. The wind wasn't so great, so we used the engine quite a bit, but it was still cool.











Cow Island is used for a kids day/week camp most of the time. The kids learn about the ocean and our ties to it and how to live in the outdoors. All of the buildings were from 1907 when the US built them as defense against the Spanish. Pretty amazing.



Our lobster bake was incredible. Lobsters, mixed green salads, cole slaw, potatoes, corn, and blueberry bakes. Awesome. Couldn't have asked for anything better.





The sail back we had a little better wind, but we still had to use the engine quite a bit. It was still a great sail. The people running the boat were pretty cool, the other guests, maybe not so much. But what do I care, I was here for the lobster and the sail.



After the ship we headed into Cape Elizabeth to check out the Portland Head lighthouse. We couldn't go into the lighthouse itself, but the museum was pretty nice. Ejdo had never been to a light house before and I think he enjoyed seeing one.



We left the lighthouse and headed to Portland to walk around a bit. Went over to the Shipyard Brewery to get some tastings and buy some stuff. It was pretty cool. The Chamberlin Pale Ale was really good. Portland is really a different city. The part near where we area staying seems to be more of the locals area. The area where the brewery is located is the Old Port area, aka the tourist area. It wasn't bad, just very touristy.

We had dinner at Street and Company. I had read about this place before we got here, so I knew a little about it. We arrived a little early and they sat us in the lounge to wait. It was nice and we could look at the wine list ahead of time so we knew what to order. The restaurant was packed. It was pretty impressive how many people were there on a Sunday night. Our table was near a window at the end of the restaurant. We ordered a glass of wine each and got a salad each. My salad was great. Spring greens, apricots, and gorgonzola cheese. Yummy.



We shared the lobster diavolo for our entree. It was huge! It was a 1.5 lb lobster with mussels, clams, and squid, along with linguine. I bet there were 2 lbs of linguine in there. Amazing, but huge. There was no way we were going to finish all that food, but it was so freaking good. Spicy and savory and delicious.



After dinner we drove back to the b&b then went for a walk. Some of the walk was a little sketchy, but it was ok. Ended up back at Local 188 again for some drinks. Back at the B&B now, and its getting to be time for bed. Tomorrow we have to go home, and thats a bummer, but its all gotta end sometime.