Day Two - Sunday - September 25, 2011 - Camden To Eastport

After breakfast at the Mariner Inn and a walk around town to an overlook point showing another angle of Camden Harbor --  we were off to Eastport  on  Route 1 North at  9:00 am.  
I convinced Phil to stop at one Flea Market in Searsport where he found an “Emmet Kelly” figurine trying to play golf for $2.

The drive was tedious --- to say the least.  Route 1 is two lanes and winds continuously through many small towns – the speed limits change frequently and quickly from 55 to 30 miles per hour.

Phil drove most of the way so  when we stopped for lunch at Helen’s in Machias – he was ready to stretch.   Helen’s was a good choice – not that there were any others.   I had the best veggie burger cooked as recommended by our waitress and Phil had steamed clams.

We arrived at the Millikin House in Eastport mid-afternoon.  Mary, the proprietor,  showed us to our room on the third floor – good thing we are in shape.

Phil made a mad dash to the “Happy Crab Sports Bar” to watch the Patriots play the Bills.   I unpacked and wandered through town arriving at the Happy Crab just in time to see the Patriots lose – a very ugly end to what was a promising game.

Back at the Millikin we discovered Beth and Jack had arrived with Marnie and Joyce and we met Brian and Barbara from No. Carolina – also part of our Road Scholar group. 

At 6:15 pm Jeanne picked us up – took us to see the sunset which we missed by about three minutes – and to the Chowder House for dinner with Chef Audrey for our “orientation”. 

We met Marilyn and Bernie from New Hampshire and Ernie (part of Beth’s group) who are staying at the Kilby House.  There are eleven participants for our Culinary Week.

Audrey is delightful and the meal at the Chowder House was good – choices were lobster, fisherman’s platter, pasta with seafood and a delicious cobbler for dessert.

All of this food was just begging for an after dinner walk so some of us walked home and enjoyed the cool night air – wondering what this week will bring.