We went up to take the three-hour tour out to East Egg Rock to see puffins and other seabirds and had a marvelous day for it. Misty, cooler days bring them out more, and I got to stand in in the wind and light rain on the way out. Puffins are smaller than expected and lots of fun to look at. Tracy added three birds to her life list.
We were on brand, running into people from both Transylvania and William and Mary while on the tour. Wild coincidences are available if one only looks for them and strikes up conversations.
We went to the Maine Wild Blueberry Fair on Moxie Day, then drove over to Wyeth Collection at the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland. We had exceptionally good gluten-free fish and chips and GF fried scallops at Shannon's on the road out of Boothbay. They have been a roadside stand and are now expanding to have indoor seating, converting their garage. A workman was in-and-out the whole time we were there, so we felt like we were getting in on the ground floor on the changes.
One of Maine's motto's is "The Way Life Should Be." I don't fully agree, but they have a point.
Wyman's Blueberries are not related to us, though my great-grandfather did grow them in Nova Scotia and shipped them to Boston. But in Maine, Wyman's was one of the original companies for wild blueberries.
We also got to see the young women rehearsing for the Miss Maine Blueberry Pageant and visit all the 4H exhibits at the agricultural fair.
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