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Our lawn has turned brown from the troubling lack of rain, but that doesn’t stop our nightly critter visitors.
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Skunks and raccoons are usually not a good mix…
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But these guys make it work.
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There are five trash pandas here…
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And this family has been coming since they were babies.
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I rarely get photos because they arrive after dark but here’s a quick clip to give you an idea.
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While we usually avoid the Boothbay Harbor region like the plague in the summer due to the high concentration of tourists and traffic, we threw caution to the wind and drove up for an afternoon of bar/restaurant hopping last week since the weather was beyond perfect for a blueberry mojito on the ocean.
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Our first stop was Mine Oyster, which has the best outdoor seating on the harbor. We always elect to sit on the second floor deck but discovered it closed. And empty.
In the summer.
In Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
We were stunned. And as we made our way out back to the first floor deck…
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We were equally as stunned to find only a few people enjoying the view.
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This is a prime spot. A tourist Mecca. A restaurant that offers lobster 20 different ways.
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And it was virtually empty.
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Good for us as we had our pick of seats, but not good for the local economy. We’ve been hearing the tariffs and American relations with Canada had been taking a toll on visitation from our northern neighbors, but this was proof.
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They just weren’t here.
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Lobster stuffed mushrooms for the husband.
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But troubling lack of tourists aside, it’s hard to beat the scenery.
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There’s a restaurant on Route 1 called The Taste of Maine. It’s large, family owned for 47 years, on the water and a tourist favorite.
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It also has a giant lobster on its roof which is hard to miss.
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With all the bad news swirling around us these days, let me drop this feel good piece right here.
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Proof there are still good people out there.
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And we’re back…
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Good grief, how wrong could it possibly go?
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It was only a matter of time.
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I imagine it looks just like a fresh one.
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Probably tastes like one as well.
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We review everything else, why not dates?
“He arrived on time and brought flowers, but constantly talked about his ex and picked his nose when he thought I wasn’t looking. ”
One star.
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Yowza!
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We have a man down the road who raises peacocks, should I be worried….?
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