I have to admit we spent the brunt of our time in Portland eating:-) A visit from friends, Bob and Harlean, who spent a short weekend here was one of our highlights. We all were supposed to go on a mail boat cruise around the islands but it was called due to the weather, probably a good thing as it was cool, breezy, and rainy. Spring in New England.
We used to spend 2 weeks in the summer renting a house right on Wells Beach years ago, so we wanted to take a ride by, see the old place, and take a walk on the beach, one of our favorites. Well it didn't work out quite as we planned, we hit the tide wrong, and it was a bit stormy, so not much beach.
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| Well's Beach |
But since we were down that way anyway we could ride over to visit the Maine Diner for lunch. Now we had been there many times over the years, but not recently, and we had just seen a Triple D show featuring their famous lobster pie that we had never had before, so we felt we just had to do it. And..... the best we can really say is it was okay and expensive, it did have a lot of lobster, but the cost???
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| Famous Lobster Pie |
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| The clam roll was pretty good |
Jan made a call to the Clam Shack and found out they were on much reduced hours until Memorial Day, and would be open in a couple days. So we marked it on the calendar and headed back down later. And yes they were open, and yes it was just as delicious as we remembered.
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| The Clam Shack lobster rolls Yes they are a bit unique as they are NOT served on a New England Hot Dog roll But, oh so good! |
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| We accompanied them with stellar onion rings and clam chowder |
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| Full of clams! |
Then as you all know we are quite fickle and don't think we'll be back to this area for a long time, so we decided with the fact the seafood chowder at Harraseeket Lunch was so good, we should go back and try it again and get something different. Don't get the idea that these places are a long way, they all are within a very reasonable striking distance.
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| View from the dock |
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| Another shot of the fantastic seafood chowder We'd put this up against ANY other! |
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| How's that for a haddock sandwich Yes it was as delicious as it looks! |
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| Even got a sample of lobster bisque |
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| Jan caught a pretty sunset from our site |
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| Inside shot |
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| Hot and Sour soup |
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| Duck Lo Mein |
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| Shrimp dumplings |
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| These were amazing! Spicy Pork Belly Buns |
After lunch and walking around, we went over to Fort Allen Park and the Eastern Promenade. They have the afterdeck of the USS Portland there as a memorial. She saw much action, received 15 Battle Stars making her one of the most decorated ships in the US Navy, and after the war Portland accepted the Japanese surrender in the Caroline Islands.
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| Casco Bay |
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| Fort Gorges Obsolete before it was ever used |
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| Me standing on the afterdeck of the USS Portland |
It is also a memorial to those first responders who assisted and helped on 9/11.
2 comments:
Do you understand how difficult it is to read about all these lobster rolls? Particularly from landlocked NM and as a weight Watcher! Enjoy your fill with me in mind. I am overflowing with nostalgia. And btw how is that Wells beach house holding up? My mouth is watering and my chicken salad did not satisfy my lobster longing! Nancy
We are only doing it in the interest of science. The Wells Beach house looks a bit worse for wear, of course it never was a contender for the parade of homes:-) Evidently all those nor'easters this year did a number on a lot of the houses along the ocean. We saw many that were having their entire foundations replaced, and "our" house looked pretty beat up and forlorn. A few more necessary lobster rolls and then I'll give you a break:-)
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