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 2 On the road to Maine for July 4th. Deb, Mary, and Josie enjoy the backseat. |
 3 Josie reads the paper during the road trip |
 4 Wait, the air is getting salty! |
 5 The bridge from Portsmouth into Kittery perks up Josie's interest |
 6 Stopped for lunch in Kittery at Chauncey Creek Lobster Pier |
 7 Great outdoor spot along the creek |
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 10 Time's a wasting to order our first lobstah of the trip |
 11 Mary and Deb enjoy their first lobster rolls |
 12 After Chauncey Creek, we drove up the scenic Rte 1 through York Beach |
 13 Bypassing the turnpike and continuing on Rte 1, we stopped at the Nubble Lighthouse for some photo ops |
 14 Nubble Lighthouse is probably the most photographed lighthouse in the country |
 15 It sits on a small rocky island just offshore that is off limits to the public |
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 17 The keepers and maintenance crews travel over to the lighthouse in the small gondola bucket |
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 21 Pausing for a rest across from the lighthouse before we get back into the car for the final short stretch to Kennebunkport |
 22 Saturday morning we hit a craft fair on the Kennebunkport town green |
 23 Some local bluegrass musicians were playing for tips, they weren't half bad |
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 26 Even Josie enjoyed the craft fair, along with lots of other dogs that she met |
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 28 After the craft fair, we headed down Ocean Ave to check out St. Ann's. |
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 31 St. Ann's is situated right on the harbor and is open to the public. In nice weather they have outdoor services in the pews by the flagpole. |
 32 Even the locals come to St. Ann's to sit by the sea wall, catch the sun, and watch the harbor traffic go by |
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 34 By this point we were pretty hungry for lunch, so we headed over to Cape Porpoise for some outdoor lobster |
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 38 We got our lobster and steamers and ate out on the deck with Josie |
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 40 It's a working pier at Cape Porpoise and we noticed that their were a few boats that had just come in and were unloading their catch |
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 43 Crates of dogfish being unloaded into a refrigerated truck for transport to the wholesale auction |
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 46 After lunch, we headed back into Kennebunkport to wander the shops and galleries |
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 48 Strongly tempted, but we didn't buy this t-shirt |
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 50 We stayed again at the dog-friendly Hounds Tooth Inn in Kennebunk |
 51 Max, Dave, and Josie first stayed at the Hounds Tooth in July 2009 |
 52 Josie simply could not get enough of the chipmunk chew toy that we got her at the pet store in Kennebunkport. |
 53 Now, if only she were this aggressive with the chipmunks undermining our front walkway! |
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 55 Josie and Deb are tuckered out, time for everyone to take a mandatory nap |
 56 Ripening blueberries in the inn's gardens |
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 59 July 4th morning, and Mary and Deb brought holiday-appropriate headgear for everyone |
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 61 Getting ready for breakfast |
 62 Fresh OJ and some type of spiced cottage cheese and cucumber dish that we could not get enough of |
 63 Randee serving the guests |
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 65 Max and Deb relax post-breakfast with a cup of coffee |
 66 It's getting time for us to checkout and leave, so we need to take the mandatory group shots in the backyard |
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 68 A fun time was had by all |
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 70 Just in case we did not have enough lobster during our 4 days in Maine, we stopped at Capt'n Hooks in Wells just before we got on the highway to bring lobsters home |
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