We packed the car (once again) and amidst continual rain left Orono mid-morning on Friday. An hour or so later, after several construction traffic snarls on route 1 east of Ellsworth, we cruised into Winter Harbor. As we pulled up to the restaurant where we will be living the rain seemed to intensify, making our unloading challenging. But before long we had the car unpacked and began the assessment of what was needed to get us settled into this space for the next several months. While Susan began cleaning I returned the 25 miles or so to Ellsworth to buy groceries for our larder. (The only grocery store in Winter Harbor is a small IGA with limited, and I mean very limited supply of fresh foods.)
Forty-eight hours later we are pretty much settled in. Sunday things are quiet here in WH although we sense that will change in the next several weeks. Anyway, we’re slowly finding our groove here: in fact I’ve already cooked twice, fresh tuna the first night (fresh fish comes in daily in Ellsworth) and then roast pork the second night. Anyway places to eat out are in very short supply – although the one and only restaurant in WH, the Fisherman’s Inn, is directly across the street from our apartment. Naturally we wonder what the fish is like. . .
We’ve driven to Acadia National Park’s Schoodic Point twice already. The park entrance is only about a quarter of a mile from our apartment, but unfortunately the weather has been so lousy lately we’ve done our exploring by car only. Still it’s going to be a great place to spend some quality time walking and biking (we hope) later this summer.
So we’re home at last – at least for a little while anyway.
Wish you were here,
Steve
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