Boothbay

Another beautiful day beconned so we headed north then east then south to Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor.  Along the way I had to take another tide out photo.

Our first stop was in Yarmouth at the DeLorme Corp.  to view the globe in their lobby.  It is the largest revolving globe in the world, larger than the one presently listed in the Guinness Book Of World Records.  We cruised the map store and found some GPS software that caught Duane's eye.

Just because we like giant stuff

Eagle

This tiny roadside stand was recommended to us for lunch.  We decided the whole world has gone bacon mad!

They did have very good lobster rolls which we ate out back in their dining area.  High class!

We were ready to achieve our goal for the day--a tour of this little railway village.  The whole purpose of the place was to showcase the usefulness of the many small-guage railroads that served the Maine rural areas where larger railroads couldn't go.

While we waited for the steam train ride we were able to enjoy a rare treat--a ride in a 1917 Ford Model T!  It was the most comfortable ride ever!

Posing on the village green.

Some of these buildings were here, some were moved here.

Vintage vehicles 

This is the car we rode in, back in its spot!

Extensive model railway

Blacksmith shop--display only

The one-horse open sleigh of winter songs like Jingle Bells.  It was very common in the late 1800's-early 1900's.  Its called a cutter.

Narrow gauge steam train that circles the village.

This place is very kid and pet friendly.  There are static displays like this one where kids can climb and play.  Next to the school house is a play area with sandbox and sand toys, swings, and a slide.  There are pet poo pick up bags available too.

Clear the way!  Siren's wailing, horn's blaring, pedal's to the metal!

Early dually dump truck

Stover's Salt and Pepper house an extensive shaker collection.  This one cracked me up!

We really enjoyed  wandering around this little village. After we were satisfied that we had seen all we could see we went down to the harbor just to say that we did.  This view of the bay was one of two or three visible from the street.  

Typical tourist town, except this one had all day parking for only $5 compared to other places $10-$20.

After a slow circle through the town we had to cool off and rest with some Maine hard ice cream.

When we drove through Brunswick this morning this place had people lined up around this corner.  This afternoon they were only halfway down the block.  The front is on the other side of the umbrellas.  Must be good.

Tide's in.  You can see by the flag that the water is only a couple of feet deep.

This trip pretty much took care of stuff we wanted to see in this area.  On sunday we might take a trip through the inland country side.  Or not.  Tune in to see!

Louise and Duane