Drive to Wiscasset - Home of Red's Eats

We went back home to NH this past Thursday and Friday to do all the chores, including laundry and changing the oil in the cars. I have to admit that it seems that I spilled more used oil on my pants and shoes than I got into the waste containers - so much for the new "easy pour" drain pan. 

We came back to the boat on Friday afternoon. The Downeast Yacht Club Commodore's Lunch was in Boothbay Harbor today (Saturday). We normally take the boat over but as today's forecast was for rain and cool temperatures, we decided to drive over from the boat. To get there we need to pass through Wiscasset.  It is a beautiful village with a long history. It was originally famous for its ties to early seafaring activities that served the world. Today it is more famous as a pretty town, site of horrific summertime traffic backups on Route 1 caused by the need to slow to crawl through the village, and Red's Eat Lobster Shack.

We stopped in town to walk around and view some of the stately homes and check on the happenings at Red's Eats. As you can see below there was a long line even this time of year - seems really early to me but I think people are out and about earlier on account of having been restrained by COVID - they really want to be on the move!!

 

If you are interested, the price of a lobster roll is $34.00!!! Holy cow, that's a pant load. But money seems to be no object!!

I walked up the main drag, Route 1, and enjoyed seeing some amazing old homes. Here are a few, I wanted to get some more but the battery in my phone died.

The interesting thing about this photo is most of the brick face of the building netted up fell off the building this spring. Fortunately no injuries. Click here for a news video link.

The screenshot below shows the location for the next photos. At the red arrow is Fort Eddy. For reference Wiscasset is in the upper left of the photo where the two sailboat icons are seen. In the photo at the right is an enlarged area view that shows that the fort is located at the head of Westport Island

You can tell that it was built to protect the Town of Wiscasset from trouble makers that our young country faced in the early 1800's. It apparently worked, or the threat wasn't as great as thought, since no battles occurred here.

It was an interesting stop - one that I have passed many a time until today. Proof that one needs to stop and smell the roses - as it were.

And one final photo.  This old garage stands at the corner of the road down to our marina. If you look you can see many a set of antlers on the face of the roof - also the sign deer crossing. I guess in this case the "deer crossed the road to - become dinner." 

 

So, it is time to move on to dinner, as writing about Red's Eats and venison (now that would be a great "surf and turf") has made me hungry.

So I will say ...................

Good Night and May God Bless