I’m sorry to see Andy Griffith go. I always liked him. Our teenagers don’t seem to know who he was. Not even his Matlock character. That makes me feel old. Of course, they didn’t know who Gilligan was either.
We spent the day hiking along the coast between Thunder Hole and the Otter Cliffs, and then eating fried seafood down by the Southwest Harbor. We’ve had three straight gorgeous days here in Maine, although it has been a little hotter than expected. There are a lot of bumper stickers around here declaring that people are part of the 61% who didn’t vote for the Tea Party governor.
There’s a place in town selling lobster for $3.99/lb. I think I may have to amble down that way, if I can find a lobster pot somewhere.
I’m hoping to get out on the water in the next couple of days, budget and weather permitting, but I am disappointed to learn that the National Ocean Service says mermaids don’t exist. That is such b.s.