Us-12, Lobsters-0

 I have to say I did warn the lobster population we were coming for them:-)

Jason and Joanne rolled in right on time to meet us at Billy's for lunch and oysters, well for some of us anyway.  Not bad for a 7+ hour trip from Buffalo.  After hellos we got right down to it.

Then on to Billy's amazing lobster stew.

Then after a wonderful lunch, they headed to their cabin to check in and Jan and I took a walk on Well's Beach.  Beautiful day.

So the next day was deemed homemade lobster roll day, and I think our son was a little skeptical about our rolls compared to the many he's had elsewhere.  So off we went to get the 6 victims.

Then Jan and I started the cleaning process, followed by the construction of the rolls.

Lobster roll assembly station with chicken salad for Joanne

Joanne got stuck making her own chicken salad roll

So I made the first one for Jason using our super secret, never to be discussed recipe for the very best lobster rolls, and I guess he kinda liked it, because he devoured 2, but made his own after the first:-)  

And if you toast a real New England hot dog bun in butter, then
put a tiny dab of mayo inside on both sides, garnish with a bit
of sea salt, fill it to overflowing with lobster, then drizzle a little melted butter
over the top, well you'd be pretty close to our super secret recipe:-)

And in case you haven't figured it out yet, a lot of this visit included food, which they always do, specifically seafood and lobster.

So the next day for lunch we told them they'd have to pick a place, and are we ever glad they did, somehow The Lobster Shack has evaded our lunch quests previously, and after the experience and the food it will become yet another regular.

The Lobster Shack is out on Cape Elizabeth right on the water, and has been operating since the 1920's!

And then of course, the food.  Delicious!

Whole belly clams and onion rings

Haddock fish and chips, and lobster stew

It was great!

Then for the finale, lobster dinner!

First the victims, 6 more.

Then Happy Hour.

And then the feast.

We had a wonderful evening, wonderful visit, and are so glad they were able to come.

They had to leave early the next morning, as they had a detour on the way back, and then Jan and I got another unexpected surprise.  One of her cousin's, Mary Beth and her family were going by us on their way to Acadia for vacation, and could we meet?  Absolutely!  We had a super visit with Mary Beth and Jim, their son Andy and Jen, and their kids, James, Kady, and Anna.

We figured it had been almost 10 years since we'd seen them, and we had such a nice visit.  In all the excitement we didn't take any pictures, of course, right?  Jim did catch us saying hello to Mary Beth.  It was a wonderful cap on a great week.