You have been warned...
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Today is: Wednesday, May. 28, 2008 |
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4:31 pm Get up Tuesday morning and walk the island a bit more before catching the ferry back to Portland. Arrive in Portland, locate car in parking lot only to find that it won't start and there's not electronic unlocking and there's no lights or or anything. We confirm that battery is indeed still under the hood but completely dead. Call AAA who tell us that it will take at least an hour. Approach guy at payment booth to let them know that AAA will need access to parking area. Dude grabs a little suitcase-like thing and is able to jump our car with it. YAY! On drive home make a number of wrong turns that cause us to have to backtrack. 2 phone calls about in-laws on the road (forgot to mention the other in-law based calls on Sunday which included 2 messages and 2 actual conversations). Get period on the way home. Try to clean myself up with napkins. Go on to explain to The Man why being in a bad mood during your period isn't always hormonal. Home finally. Cats don't seem overjoyed to see us. They are sort of meh about us... Check emails and The Man has one from BIL telling us that MIL has decided to come back to New Hampshire. Oh, boy. Dinner at Nancy's house. First thing I see upon entering the house is black and red platform shoes on the mantel. We met her house guest Drew who was redecorating and her friend Stephanie who stop by on a whim. Wonderful conversation with people I hardly know about life and religion and communities... I donate an umbrella cover to the museum but am told I must write a story about said cover. Unable to fulfill this duty at the time, promise to write and email story later. On Monday try to rent kayaks but are turned away due to "small craft warning" for the day. Stop by the World's Only Umbrella Cover Museum. Enjoy listening to Nancy 3. Hoffman tell us about the Museum and then enjoy her singing and playing the accordion; "Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella" and "La Vie en Rose." Nancy invites us to dinner at her house and we accept. Do a little walking and check out the rest of the WWII ruins on the island. Have lunch at the Peaks Island House. Finally get my lobster roll and some pretty good cole slaw. Had a delicious bread pudding for dessert. Develop a migraine. Back to the room for some afternoon delight and a snooze. Have dinner at the Inn on Peaks Island even though I hadn't recovered from my grease-fest lunch. Had clam chowder and salad. The Man had a really fabulous tuna and noodles in a peanut sauce. Highly Recommended. Ice Cream! Point out groups of teenagers to The Man. Ask him if it reminds him of his time on the island 34 years ago. He says, "Not really." On Sunday spend almost all day on bikes. Discover the ruins of Battery Steele where during WWII the military had 16" guns pointing toward the open sea. It's dark in there. and creepy. Try to have lunch at the Cock-eyed Gull but they are out of lobster rolls, salmon cakes and iced tea. Stay and eat greasy fried shrimp and French fries that threaten to return an hour and a half later. Check into the Inn on Peaks Island. Take a walk down to the point to look at Pumpkin Knob. The Man has a number of flashbacks on the way: 10:33 am Peaks Island Get Away #2 Parking in Portland anxiety-making. Lunch at Tandoor Restaurant in city. Mutter Panner for me, Vegetarian Thali for The Man. Catch the 4:30pm ferry to Peaks Island. 9:46 am Peaks Island Get Away #1 Wanted to be on the road by 9am Saturday morning. At 8:50am Saturday morning Norton runs out the door and keeps running. Returns 2.5 hours later. previous day - next day |