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Well, the fourth of July holiday was a whirlwind of activity, especially for yours truly who doesn't get out much.
Lu and Tom came up from Florida and Catherine and Ebner came up from Mass so I had a house full. I gave Lu and Tom my room; Sophie and I moved to the guest room, and Catherine and Ebner took the couch. Tom cooked us breakfast every morning and Catherine took care of lunch. Divine decadence! On the fourth, we met up with Wendy, took a picnic and went to the Round Pond Parade. It's been a few years and it did not disappoint.
Then lunch in the park, dinner at King Eider's (beginning with the best oysters you've ever had) and off for a cruise on the 50-foot River Tripper for more oysters, a beautiful sunset and fireworks over the harbor.
On Sunday, another beautiful day and after Barbie Dreamboat had a good cleaning, we took a shakedown cruise and enjoyed a day at the Lake. The water is perfect for swimming and I took my kayak out for the first time this year.
Lobster dinner and a sunset cruise capped off the weekend. It was lovely.
Here are a few pictures from small town Maine.

Lu and Tom

Tom with some guy at the parade who had matching shorts

Lu strikes a pose.

Enjoying their hotdogs - how cute is that?

Quilt show at the Little Brown Church

hot dogs at the other church

check out the gorgeous quilt behind the altar, made by my friend Carole

Dot's Bakery float

My friend, Daphne

This was funny - click to enlarge

This was so cool. See the guy in the brown blanket at the end?

At intervals, he runs to the front of the line, gets on his knees and covers up to become Iwo Jima.

Game "on" Thrones (i.e., sitting on toilets, playing cards!)

Making fun of the republican candidatees. FYI Rt 32 goes through Round Pond - get it?

Tacky Tourists lawn chair brigade

Catherine and Lu on our front row seats

Later, we went to town and had a picnic and ordered our lobsters for the next day. Then home to see the doggies before we headed out for dinner and the fireworks.

Damariscotta lunch

Lu, Catherine and Wendy waiting to board the River Tripper

Thar she is. Almost low tide and here you see a phenomenon called reversing falls that occurs twice a day in the Damariscotta River. Looks wild and crazy but doesn't last long.