I don't mean to belabor a point, but there are a few more photos and comments I want to share about our trip to Camden last Sunday.As I mentioned in my last post, after we left the Olad cruise, we drove to Camden Hills State Park and climbed (in the car) to the summit of Mt. Battie. On a clear day, as they say, you can see forever. Or practically forever. In this first photo you can see the village of Camden and its harbor. Farther down the coast a bit, you can see Rockland. If you could turn my camera to the left, you'd see Mt. Desert Island and the town of Bar Harbor.
I always make a point of stopping to pay my respects to Edna St. Vincent Millay when I'm on Mt. Battie. Millay was born in Rockland, grew up in Camden, and discovered for her poetic talent at Camden's Whitehall Inn, where a rich lady from New York heard her read aloud her poem Renascence. Renascence is one of the most beautiful poems ever written, if you ask me; its beauty almost moves me to tears. Millay, while still a teenager, was inspired by the beauty as seen from Mt. Battie when she composed this poem. A plaque commemorating this achievement sits in a rock on Mt. Battie's summit. It contains a passage from the poem itself.
After we left Camden last Sunday, we headed south, past Rockland, to Spruce Head. A friend had told us to be sure to stop for a lobster roll at Miller's Lobster Co. It's a good thing this place was specifically mentioned to us, because we'd never heard of it and certainly couldn't have found it on our own. Our lobster rolls made a perfect finishing touch to our day.
But wait!
One more point of interest awaited us: a blue lobster. Have you ever seen (or heard of) a blue lobster? They're extremely rare, like one in a few million, and until last Sunday, I'd seen a blue lobster now and then in news photos. Now I can say I've met one "in the flesh." This blue lobster resides at Miller's and seems to be happy with his digs. He won't be boiled and served to anyone.A blue lobster is that color due to a form of albinism, according to my search on the web. I imagine he'd turn red if cooked, as all other lobsters do, but I'm not certain of that.
Anyway, I thought you might enjoy seeing the view from the top of Mt. Battie and meeting Mr. Blue.
I sure am glad they're letting the blue lobster live. That certainly is an interesting looking specimen.
ReplyDeleteJean, what a gorgeous place. I think I need to make a trip to New England.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the new view! I am the goofy one who cannot look at the live lobsters in the supermarket tank!! I think it's mean.
ReplyDeleteHappy you had such a good time!
maybe he'd turn purple? lol...looks like a lovely time.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit that I have never been to Spruce Head, even after living as close as we do. We shall have to take a Sunday (for us its Saturday)drive and check it out. Your photos from Mt. Battie are beautiful...I could sit there on the top all day.
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