Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Still no weight while away but reasonable eating yesterday. DH and I shared a phenomenal lobster roll for lunch and I didn't eat much at dinner. I had half a personal size bag of chips and 3 bites of blueberry pie. Without the tirzepatide I wouldn't have been able to stop but I enjoyed the treats and was satisfied.

Lunch yesterday was at a great outdoor restaurant in Boothbay Harbor. I think the lobster roll had at least 2 full lobsters in it. We took the coastal route the rest of the way north to Bar Harbor thinking it would be prettier but we barely saw the water because of the tall Maine trees. It added an hour and was mostly a boring drive except when in cute little towns where we kept hitting red lights. Note for future trips here - take the direct route.

We are at the same Inn, in the same room we had 3 years ago - "Jack's Room". Beautiful room with a private section of the wrap around porch. It is just about half a block behind where the restaurants are so very quiet but super convenient. We are drinking coffee in our room right now but will go get some breakfast in the common room shortly. We plan to hike in the middle part of the day. We picked our trail but have to figure out how to get to it. Looks like a beautiful sunny day just as it was yesterday.

Have a whopping Wednesday! (LOL - I just looked back at yesterday and I signed off as if it was also Wednesday - oh well)

Lobster Roll:

Jack's Room:

That looks really inviting Liz! And that lobster roll is huge! Enjoy your hike.

I woke up around 7:30am but have been lollygagging about, enjoying the view and reading while I waited for DH to wake up. Enjoying the dolce far niente: Italian for sweetness of doing nothing. The tide is out this morning and it changes the landscape so much! I believe I read that the tide changes more dramatically the farther up north you are.

I think it will be coolish today, and a bit overcast. We will probably poke around shops a bit, and then who knows what. Tomorrow we have concert tickets for an Irish music trio.

This town is SO much quieter than summer when we visited before. Pretty much just us retired types in the resturants and coffee shops. It will be interesting to see if it picks up tomorrow or Friday. It's always been quiet at night, there aren't really any bars or places to hang out after 9pm, but generally bustling in the day.

When I woke up this morning to a water view, in a comfy bed with DH sleeping next to me on a September morning, I had to pinch myself. Is this real life? yes it is. : )