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Reminder: Moshe invited you to join Facebook…

Posted on July 20, 2009 by boogkb

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BSMnM Kennebunkport

Posted on July 20, 2009 by boogkb

Will stay here among the Bushies 41 for a few days. Not sure if an invite
will occur.

The first pic is of seafood house where we had dinner. Moules Marinara and
a 2 pound lobster, hard shell, not a shedder like was given to us by
Stewards in Bar Harbor. Outstanding.

The second is, of course, LL Bean of Freeport Maine. Open 24/7 Five
linked stores, three stories. In the town about 20 tastefully appointed
outlet stores. QB got a popcorn popper.

The remaining three are of Moody's, maybe the oldest continuous diner in the
USA. Nice blueberry pancakes for breakfast and then some time at the gift
shop. Extended family runs the restaurant, gift shop and motel, maybe
more. Interesting family organization structure – discussed it with one of
the grand daughters and great grand daughters. Tight pyramid.

Pancakes were very much the official American variety with Maple syrup. No
fussing, just good eats. Place started when Calvin Coolidge was still
President, 1926. Diner had wi-fi .

In Freeport stopped at either the best bakery or second best one of the
trip. "When Pigs can Fly". I think the best but QB undecided between this
and Premier Moison of Montreal.

Have put some items up directly on twitter. For those few interested one
can go to
http://search.twitter.com and then enter boogkb to see my postings
and some commentary by others.

Roads of New England not suitable for biking – terrible quality
infrastructure. Terrible. Have not been repaved this century and maybe not
last one either.

Orchard Beach, passed through, much like Myrtle Beach only a lot colder.

Beautiful big houses, views, yachts, sunset here in Kennebunkport.

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BSMnM Thompson

Posted on July 19, 2009 by boogkb

Easy day through Belfast (Irish festival), Camden (artsy town), Rockford and
Thompson, just a place to stop.

Big REO concours (a car company that went defunct in 1920's) with
aficionados meeting to compare valves and tires etc.

Pics are to two of the towns, Belfast and Rockford, and one of the REO cars.

In Rockford found the Puffin aid / restoration group. They brought the
puffins back to Maine's cost. Took 8 years and lots of wooden puffins to
entice the real ones.

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BSMnM End of Arcadia

Posted on July 18, 2009 by boogkb

Omigosh-where can one go after one leaves Arcadia?

Dee

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From: Jeff Gray
Sent: Jul 17, 2009 6:22 PM
To: sacking@netbox.com, vox <980286c3a15f1c66@moblog.vox.com>
Subject: BSMnM End of Arcadia

Day of walks and good food.

Nature walks and hiking trails. See flickr for pics from the camera. Bogs in photo.

Calamine lotion tribal markings from the little flying things – they like Sharon.

Lobster roll sandwiches for lunch. Maine crab, scallops, citrus and fennel salad, cold perfectly undercooked asparagus. Penne with lobster, lots of it, in a garlic oil. No room for desert at the restaurant but shared some homemade ice cream, Jordon Pond. Mint chip and blueberry, scoop of each.

My walk was on a pleasant day; Sharon's other trip (with me) was hot,humid and buggy.

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BSMnM End of Arcadia

Posted on July 18, 2009 by boogkb

Day of walks and good food.

Nature walks and hiking trails. See flickr for pics from the camera. Bogs
in photo.

Calamine lotion tribal markings from the little flying things – they like
Sharon.

Lobster roll sandwiches for lunch. Maine crab, scallops, citrus and fennel
salad, cold perfectly undercooked asparagus. Penne with lobster, lots of
it, in a garlic oil. No room for desert at the restaurant but shared some
homemade ice cream, Jordon Pond. Mint chip and blueberry, scoop of each.

My walk was on a pleasant day; Sharon's other trip (with me) was hot,humid
and buggy.

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BSMnM Arcadia and dinner

Posted on July 17, 2009 by boogkb

Perfect. Perfectly pointless. Up and down getting nowhere. Perfect ride on
a perfect day. One of the better rides ever.

Rolling hills 200ft or so rises but graded 2-5%. Almost perfect roadway.
Uphills better due to risk of gravel spots coming down too fast.

Low 70's, slight overcast, low humidity.

Road quality may be so good from runoff, as well as the work of Friends of
Arcadia. No flat sections, none yet.

Waterfalls, ponds, streams, lakes, views.

Dinner: Bouillabisse for dinner. Classic french restaurant. Garlic lemon
aoli, home made 7 grain bread, lobster, divers scallops, clams, mussels,
shrimp, halibut. Excellent broth. The the amuse-bouche was carpaccio of
beef with homemade horse radish mustade; everything perfect.

All, in the presence of a good thunderstorm visible from our seats.

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BSMnM Lobsters again and again plus Acadia wanderings

Posted on July 16, 2009 by boogkb

Ah, I suspect the boogs' reputation will precede them, next trip. Hotels and restaurant owners will be quaking in their boots!

Dee

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From: Jeff Gray
Sent: Jul 15, 2009 6:55 PM
To: sacking@netbox.com, vox <980286c3a15f1c66@moblog.vox.com>
Subject: BSMnM Lobsters again and again plus Acadia wanderings

Wanderings in Acadia – a wonderful National Park – with land mostly donated by Rockerfeller Jr. He built the carriage ways and forbid cars on them. Nicely graded, 2% -5% rolling hard packed surface.

QB walked the paths, I took the wheels. Pics on flickr from QBs walk as well as the food discussed below.

Found a field of wild blueberries. Picked some and carried along for a later treat. About 10% of the high up field appeared to be ripe. Excellent taste; good price.

But, this is a tour of Lobsters. Twice today for me. Once at lunch, a nice salad which was basically a tail two claws and a piece of lobster served with a good hot popover.

Dinner led to some queries and another reduced bill (see summary below). This place, right on the waterfront with an excellent view, used the boiling in sea water approach. Ah…. to boil or to steam. Experts will have to jump in. Both methods appear good but lead to a very different taste. Boiling seems to lead to a bit more tenderness.

However, the lobsters tonight we much softer shell; much. Full of the boiled water and a lot less meat. When I pointed this out to the staff, and indicated other places we have eaten at gave full measure they took $10 off the bill.

Discount summary to date:

-lobster dinner, softer shell, $10

-Delta Hotel in Trois-Riveria- fully comped dinner after the waiter made a couple of mistakes which were pointed out.

-Loews Hotel, Le Concorde, Quebec, roof top restaurant fully comped breakfast buffer after some comments we made about "certain items".

No free rooms this trip but the trip is not over.

The popovers at Jordons Pond House were perfect. Served with butter and jam as is to be expected. Pics on flickr site. New set, BSMnM Boogs sack Maine and Mass (just a short bit in New Hampshire).

Also pictured are some Prince Edwards Island mussels we forced down. Fortunately Jordon's Pond ice cream is available in town; we had some, high fat type.

Will stay some extra time to further explore Acadia as well as Bar Harbor.

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BSMnM Lobsters again and again plus Acadia wanderings

Posted on July 16, 2009 by boogkb

Wanderings in Acadia – a wonderful National Park – with land mostly donated
by Rockerfeller Jr. He built the carriage ways and forbid cars on them.
Nicely graded, 2% -5% rolling hard packed surface.

QB walked the paths, I took the wheels. Pics on flickr from QBs walk as
well as the food discussed below.

Found a field of wild blueberries. Picked some and carried along for a
later treat. About 10% of the high up field appeared to be ripe. Excellent
taste; good price.

But, this is a tour of Lobsters. Twice today for me. Once at lunch, a nice
salad which was basically a tail two claws and a piece of lobster served
with a good hot popover.

Dinner led to some queries and another reduced bill (see summary below).
This place, right on the waterfront with an excellent view, used the boiling
in sea water approach. Ah…. to boil or to steam. Experts will have to
jump in. Both methods appear good but lead to a very different taste.
Boiling seems to lead to a bit more tenderness.

However, the lobsters tonight we much softer shell; much. Full of the
boiled water and a lot less meat. When I pointed this out to the staff, and
indicated other places we have eaten at gave full measure they took $10 off
the bill.

Discount summary to date:

-lobster dinner, softer shell, $10

-Delta Hotel in Trois-Riveria- fully comped dinner after the waiter made a
couple of mistakes which were pointed out.

-Loews Hotel, Le Concorde, Quebec, roof top restaurant fully comped
breakfast buffer after some comments we made about "certain items".

No free rooms this trip but the trip is not over.

The popovers at Jordons Pond House were perfect. Served with butter and jam
as is to be expected. Pics on flickr site. New set, BSMnM Boogs sack
Maine and Mass (just a short bit in New Hampshire).

Also pictured are some Prince Edwards Island mussels we forced down.
Fortunately Jordon's Pond ice cream is available in town; we had some, high
fat type.

Will stay some extra time to further explore Acadia as well as Bar Harbor.