Day 5 - A lobster a day keeps the doctor away

The Woodrings had languished too long without partaking of one of the unique dining options available in southern Maine...lobster for breakfast.  We took them off to the Cafe Amore (repeat visit for us, if you're keeping track) to sample a bit of breakfast love.  Dad ended up with a Maine crab omelet instead, and Yvonne did the decadent bananas foster french toast.  So it was up to the Fischers to begin the day the Maine way...with lobster benedict.  After that, it was the long drive to Freeport.  It was a good day for it, as it was a bit on the rainy side in the morning.  First stop in Freeport...the L.L. Bean outlet, where Yvonne found exactly what she wanted at less than half price in the first 15 minutes.  Yvonne Woodring...super shopper!

With mission accomplished, she was pretty much ready to leave town.  But we convinced both Ken and Yvonne to enter the mother-ship L.L. Bean store to see some of the sites, including the river fish aquarium.  I think they're thinking of adopting this guy....hope he gets along with Lucy.

Rich visited the aquarium too, but for him, the view was a little different:

Then it was off to the Harraseeket Lobster Pound for lunch, an eatery featured on TV shows like Rachael Ray, numerous articles in papers from Massachusetts and New York, Downeast Magazine, New England Magazine, Favorite Lobster shacks, etc. Here's what a typical visitor comes to enjoy at this famed lobster mecca:

Unless you are Woodring, in which case, this looks more like lunch:

We only let it go by because it was fresh homemade blueberry cobbler - and blueberries are right after lobsters in terms of Maine iconography, and strawberry shortcake? Well, when isn't it a good time for strawberry shortcake?

Back to home base, for a little quiet time, napping, reading, and kite-flying.  Then it was off for a nice Italian dinner - and for Rich, his third lobster meal of the day, with a lobster fettuccine alfredo.  After the delicious dinner, it was back home, so Rich could check in with his Mom.  Nothing like a nice sunset call to your mom.

Goodnight, Mom in Gloversville (and Mom in Maine) - we love our Moms.