R. Doug Wicker's Blog, page 94

Fall Foliage Cruise — Lunch at DiMillo’s, Portland, Maine

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Tour boat heading back into Portland Harbor

Our boat tour was almost at an end, and Ursula had planned for us a lunch at DiMillo’s by the Water. This floating restaurant is actually inside an old ferry that has quite the history: Built in 1941 as The New York (service between New Castle, Delaware and Pennsville, New Jersey); sold to Virginia in 1951 and renamed The Norfolk (service between Norfolk and Hampton); sold in 1958 to Rhode Island and renamed The Newport (service between Newport and...

Fall Foliage Cruise — Portland Fall Foliage by Tour Boat

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Portland fall foliage by boat

Of all the fall foliage stops we made this voyage,Portland displayed perhaps the most stunning colors. Maybe even more so than what we witnessed in Bar Harbor.

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Portland fall foliage by boat

But more on those spectacular colors in a moment. First, a couple more lighthouse shots, including another view of Portland Head Light:

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Portland Head Light and light keeper’s house

And another lighthouse I’ve not yet shown to you. Visible in the distance from Portland Head...

Fun Photo Friday — Portland, Maine Part 1

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Guiding Light

Here is Part 1 of two Portland Fun Photo Fridays:

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Old Portland in Mural

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Yellows on Blue

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Sailing ‘Round the Spring Point Ledge

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“Four Zeroes on the grill; One behind the wheel”

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Sentinel

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Surrounded by Color

Fall Foliage Cruise — Portland Lighthouses in Casco Bay

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Portland, Maine by sea

Just off Commercial Street, Portland, just past the Portland Lobster Company (pictured below) down where you can catch the Cushing’s Island Ferry is the place where we boarded our afternoon boat tour from the Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours.

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Portland Lobster Company, Commercial Street, Portland

As our tour boat headed onto Fore River and into Casco Bay, one of the first sights of interest pointed out to us was Portland Breakwater Light, also called the Portland...

Fall Foliage Cruise — Portland Head Light, Portland, Maine

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Adventure of the Seas docked in Portland, Maine

It was the morning of October 14, 2019 when Adventure of the Seas docked in Portland, Maine. And, as usual, Ursula had a full day in store for us, with a van tour, boat tour, and lunch planned. But before we get started, this being a fall foliage cruise, let’s get out of the way at least one good fall foliage shot:

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Portland fall colors

One of the stops awaiting us on this morning van tour was the famous Portland Head Light, which was completed...

The New U.S. Space Force Motto:

People are so fixated on comparing the new U.S. Space Force seal to Star Trek that they’ve missed the new USSF motto:

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“Klaatu Barada Nikto”

Fun Photo Friday — Bar Harbor Part 2

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Cottage Street Signage

A last look at Bar Harbor before sailing away to Portland, Maine:

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Lobster Traps

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Bar Island Colors

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11:35

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Reds and Greens

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Lamppost

Fall Foliage Cruise — Lunch at Paddy’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, Bar Harbor

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Where lobster rolls come from

It was time for lunch, so I took Ursula over to Paddy’s Irish Pub & Restaurant (click here for menu)for the best lobster roll we experienced over the course of this entire cruise. Yes, it was a bit pricey at about $25, but the amount of lobster meat piled onto the roll made it a bargain.

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Paddy’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, corner of Main and West

A good Irish pub has good Irish beers, and Paddy’s had my favorite. I’m not talking Guinness here, but rather Smithwick’...

Fall Foliage Cruise — Cottage Street and the Harbor, Bar Harbor

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Tall ships anchored off Bar Harbor

As pretty as Bar Harbor’s Main Street is, there is another street nearly as photogenic. This is Cottage Street, which intersects with Main midway between the marina and the Village Green. Unfortunately, as this street runs east-west, the south side of the street is forever in shade:

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Cottage Street, Bar Harbor

But let’s swing around and catch these colorful buildings:

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Cottage Street Pub (right) and the Rock & Art Shop

But that doesn’t stop the other side from...

Fun Photo Friday — Bar Harbor Part 1

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Bar Island Colors

The first of two Bar Harbor Fun Photo Fridays:

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The Route 66 Restaurant is far from Route 66

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Bar Harbor Street Scene

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Lamppost

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Lobster Buoys