Maine Trip Days 5-9

We finally get into the part of the trip when we got to go see things five days into the trip.
My wife is not great about getting going in the morning, so before we headed to the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden he first headed for Karen's Hideaway where we each got a lobster roll. I had the traditional and my wife had the melted butter. We both quite liked their loaded potato salad.
We did then go to the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden. Which was quite nice. Here are some pictures beginning with the butterfly enclosure.

After the gardens we headed for dinner, a lighthouse, and grocery shopping so we wouldn't have to go to a restaurant on Sunday. We were also able to sit and talk with my wife's aunt and uncle for about an hour that evening.
The following day was Sunday, so we headed to church. Which is just what we do. After church we went through Demarescotta, and looked for a river where we could see the returning tide drive the flow backwards.

Day 7 was Monday. I got up at night trying to take a moonrise shot, but the darkness and my equipment weren't up to the task. I failed. Sunrise went a bit better, but I still didn't get a good picture.

 The clouds on the horizon prevented me from capturing the sunrise.

 So, I turned around and looked at what the light was illuminating.
We then headed to Camden, so we could do a bit of hiking. He climbed most of the way to the summit of Bald Peak where we got a good view of the coast.

 We were staying on an island so there was an opportunity for sunset shots. Those worked out a bit better than the sunrise ones did.

On day 8 we headed Giant's Steps. I forget the name of the island where it was located, but by the time we got there the light was fairly harsh.

Then we went to EARTHA Globe. A three story globe located in the lobby of the Garmin corporate offices.

We tried a few places, but mostly we had difficulty finding a good place to go. At this state park we were able to watch osprey flying around, but I don't have the right lenses for capturing them, so you get this shot of the island where they nest instead.

We concluded the night with an escape room. It was a difficult one, and the first in a while that we did not escape from. Part of the problem was doing it with two people when we really should have had four or more.
That night we got a hotel room somewhere in New Hampshire, and went to the airport in the morning. We made it safely home after picking up The pup from my parents in Salt Lake. Quite a long day, but very uninteresting.