Jill's Journal: Another day; another gorgeous drive to Maine's exquisite coast. Today’s destination was the Rockland area, best known as the lobster capital of the world. Approximately 90% of the world’s lobster supply is caught off the coast of Maine! I’ll let the pictures do most of the talking. First, the beautiful, quaint, and quiet Rockport Harbor. This is the same harbor made famous by Andre the seal, whose true story was made into a book and later a feel-good movie in the 1990s. The seal was orphaned at birth in 1961 and his 23-year friendship with a girl and her family made headlines the world over. In the picture, our girls are getting friendly with a statue of Andre.
The floating docks had very recently been removed from the water, as had this little ladder. I was quite taken aback by the hundreds of mussels still attached. Sea life is clearly abundant in these waters.
Speaking of sea life, we visited the 1825 Owl’s Head Light near Rockland and were treated to a grand view of hundreds of buoys marking lobster pots in the waters. Amazing. One lobster boat was checking its pots and as it motored from one to the next, a flock of seagulls (but without the bad 80s hair of the band by the same name) flew closely behind. Those white dots you can see all around the boat? Some are seagulls, some are lobster pot markers.
We spent a good part of the afternoon in Rockland although so much in the area is closed for the season. No matter; it’s still a lovely example of a coastal Maine lobster town and we loved every minute.
It was a treat to see a herd of my favorite cows just outside of Rockland on the way home. The girls call them Oreo cows; their official name is Belted Galloways. How awesome must it be to have a farm on the seawater? The best of both worlds, for sure.
6 comments:
Jill,
Look up Dutch Belts also... very similar to the Galloway. One is milking cow, one is beef cow. Dutch Belts are always easier for me to remember b/c of the name... However, I think they should all be renamed Oreo Cows too... or Double Stuffed.
Love ya, Kris
Double Stuffed...now you're talking!! You know I'm no cow expert, but I do know you're right -- the Belted Galloways are more of a beef cow and the Dutch Belts are a dairy cow. The Dutch Belts are more refined and not quite so hairy. I think the black Galloway cattle of Scotland were crossed with Dutch Belts a long time ago and that's where the Belted Galloways came from... And that pretty much concludes my entire knowledge (or lack thereof) on the subject!! :)
Nice... I'm impressed you know that much about cows :-) My entire cow breeds knowledge was based on a final in my 'cattle enterprise' class at cal poly... I will just say I'm glad I passed.
The important thing about cows... either milk them or eat them... but don't tell Madelyn that.
Love ya, Kris
Ha ha -- your secret is safe...Madelyn will never hear those words coming from her beloved aunt!!! Love ya, dear sis!
Oh, definitely eat them, cows just aren't all that cuddly. ;)
Besides, no eating cows = no In and Out burgers. Can't have that now.
Ooooh, Gary, you're spot on. My husband would be one sad puppy without the promise of In and Out every time we head West. Most definitely can't have that.
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