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After a beer and hard cider filled morning and early afternoon…. and a less than stellar mid afternoon chowder house lunch with margaritas, I thought we were going home. But my husband realized we were driving up on a friend’s town and gave him a call.
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Enter the Bait Shed restaurant and bar in the Pine Point area of Scarborough…
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Where our friend was sitting and thoughtfully holding seats for us… complete with waiting cocktails.
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I’d never been nor even heard of this place, but a better spot to end the day would be hard to find.
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The ocean breeze was cool, the summer tourists were gone. We had good company, potent drinks, hearty laughs and fresh seafood.
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They don’t take themselves too seriously at the Bait Shed….
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Probably because their establishment really was a bait shed in a previous life.
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It’s the type of place Maine locals avoid like the plague during the season and visit frequently once the outta staters have left the state.
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It’s the type of place where you’ll get a dirty look if you order an espresso martini, but I saw a bowl of chowder go by and damned if it wasn’t the real thing.
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River's world..... 
I’m glad the day redeemed itself for you. The views. The shrimp!! Nice.
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It was a fun place…. we’ll have to try it again when we have more of an appetite.
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Looks wonderful. I will have to remember if I get a chance to visit Maine again, haven’t been there for decades, to go outside of tourist season.
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It’s a hard thing to do as we have summer tourists, early fall leaf peepers, late fall hunters then winter skiers. May, before Memorial Day is clear.
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Good to know.
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So, did you have some chowder to counter the experience of the other chowder?
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We didn’t really have the appetite. Just nibbled a few shrimp….
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That dish of shrimp looks great–I want some!!!
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Come on up. First dish is on me.
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Same, same….now’s the time for Vancouver Islanders to get out there and enjoy…now that the tourists have left. 😁
Deb
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That’s more like it, those shrimp look delicious. I hope they were and that the cocktails were acceptable.
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Cocktails were extremely potent… and the shrimp were fabulous. Perfectly cooked and spiced.
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Looks like your type of town.
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Up until recently I have had no inclination to visit the US other than to see Yosemite and maybe some mountain regions. Maine is gorgeous.
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Maine is most definitely gorgeous. And well worth a visit.
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I used to have your kind of drinking stamina. 😛
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It’s like any exercise, you have to stick with it.
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