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The whole time we were exploring this area we met two other people on the trail.
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Talk about a hidden gem.
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Shame the wild raspberries weren’t quite ready.
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Now that’s my kind of conference room.
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It always surprises me how many beautiful little places there are like this along our coast. I’ve lived in Maine since I was 15 and never knew this existed.
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Another trail lead to a sweet little private beach.
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Hey, it’s Maine. If there’s 3 feet of sand? We call it a beach.
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Ending the hike, we took the final trail back to the parking lot.
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Where there was a wonderful old cemetery. I love exploring those and had just found a headstone from 1837 when I noticed the webs.
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Webs full of squirming worms that could have been the dreaded brown tail moth. No way I was rubbing up against those bad boys again.
Back in the car, there was only one thing left to do to make the day complete. A meal at our favorite Boothbay Harbor restaurant, the Boathouse Bistro.
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It’s not on the water, and the decor might leave a little to be desired but it has the best food around hands down. Spicy Cajun grilled shrimp and veggies on cheesy grits for me.
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And a perfectly cooked filet mignon with herbed truffle butter for the husband.
Life is good.
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River's world..... 
Glad you ‘discovered’ such a hidden gem — but I’m wondering if you reported the “webs full of [possible’ brown tail moth worms”? I assume they’re very destructive and those webs should be destroyed.
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I wouldn’t know who to report a sighting to. Most towns have an eradication plan but it’s carried out in March before they hatch. Once they’re wiggling no one goes near.
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Maine has a combo of beaches within mere steps from the beautiful, lush woods. Now that is something to behold for sure, bastardy moths excluded of course. Ohhh, shrimp and grits sounds delish!
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It’s funny, the entire time I lived in the south I didn’t eat grits… now? This is my go to meal when I want shrimp.
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Sometimes I’d make shrimp a la Diablo with grits. But it’s been a while. And it’s kind of hard to get fresh shrimp when your landlocked….🍤🍤🍤🍤.
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Maine shrimp are tiny little useless things, good for salads and sandwiches only. I buy my big ones frozen.
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Shrimp and grits… A fav! Love surprise trails!
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I don’t know how I survived so many years without it.
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Great foodie pics. Life is good…and now I’m hungry…
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Hell, even his broccolini looks pretty tasty!
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The food is so amazing there I hardly even notice the lack of pleasing decor anymore.
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